Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver. Harper, $29.99 (560p) ISBN 978-0-06-325192-2 Kingsolver (Unsheltered) offers a deeply evocative story of a boy born to an impoverished single mother.

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St. Benedict, whose feast the Catholic Church celebrates on July 11, endured constant attacks from the enemy throughout his life.