REVIEWS (cont'd)

< back"Choldenko’s novel is a marvel. Writing with great tenderness and freshness and style, she unfolds a taut drama of two kids struggling to come of age against an extraordinary background—Alcatraz Island. A major achievement. Applause!"

—Sid Fleischman,

author of The Whipping Boy, Newbery winner

"… Gennifer Choldenko offers a dazzling piece of work in this heartwarming, funny and original story of a boy, his autistic older sister and their adventures on Alcatraz after their father is hired as an electrician and guard in 1935 … Choldenko creates a memorable portrait of an autistic girl and an insightful look at the upset in family dynamics caused by a sibling's disability. Choldenko worked similar storytelling magic in her previous novel, Notes From a Liar and Her Dog."

—Buffalo News … more >