Everywhere

<p>&quot;Peanuts,&quot; the ten-year-old narrator of this brief, beautifully told novel, will do just about anything to save his beloved grandfather, who has just suffered a heart attack. When he meets Dooley, a slightly older boy who quickly becomes a good friend, he tells him of his worries. Dooley has an idea: the boys can perform a &quot;soul switch,&quot; a rite he read about in a comic book. All they have to do is find the right animal — one whom the old man resembles — and exchange its life for that of Peanuts' grandfather. </p><p>Bruce Brooks, the award-winning author of <i>The Moves Make the Man</i>, has been compared to such great Southern writers as Truman Capote and Carson McCullers. In his hands, this simple scenario takes on the rich resonance of metaphor, but Brooks is careful never to lose sight of the very real characters he has created. Readers will gladly follow Peanuts and Dooley on their mysterious quest, discovering along with them the miraculous and healing power of love — a greater power than any comic-book hero could wish for.</p>