Keo Felker Lazarus (1913-1993) was an American writer remembered for her Young Adult novels, of which the «Gismo» series (comprised of The Gismo, The Gismonauts, and A Message from Monaal) was but a small part. She also wrote fantasy, historical, and western books and picture-books for younger readers, such as «The Billy Goat in the Chili Patch», «A Totem for Ti-Jacques», and «Rattlesnake Run.»<P> In «The Gismo,» Jerry Cole finds a mysterious device – which he calls a «gismo» for lack of...
