So last night I stopped by a book party for Kristin Gore, who has written a second novel. The party was thrown by her parents. A lot of old Gore hands were there. I know, of course, that by attending ...

Kristin Gore, the 30-year-old daughter of Vice President-turned-ecowarrior Al Gore, tackles the question head-on in "Sammy's House." The book is the continuing saga of Samantha Joyce, an idealistic, ...