After Achilles and Patroclus, Alexander and Hephaistion (one of his generals) were the best-known best friends of the ancient world. In the novel, however, though the author surrounds her hero ...

The unexamined whine is not worth hearing. Is Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day the very worst book for young readers? I’ll grant that it’s a tricky question—but ...

Lloyd Alexander, a prize-winning author of children's books, has died at 83. Many of his books were set in mythical lands, but his heroes had modern-day problems. His Chronicles of Prydain ...