Reviews, Awards, Honors: The Secret School

Review

School Library Journal:

“Humorously effective descriptions, as in the Bidson’s old car ‘hiccupping like a damp firecracker,’ enliven the sense of hardships. The importance of education and dreaming of one’s future are imparted in an entertaining way. This carefully plotted, enjoyable, old-fashioned tale of children taking control of a bad situation is a welcome addition to the literature of empowerment.”

Awards and Honors

IRA Teachers’ choice
IRA-CBC Children’s Choice Award 2002
Children's Literature Choice, 2002
Smithsonian Magazine, Notable Book Of the Year, 2001
Parent’s Guide Media Awards, 2001
Children's Choice nominee, Kansas
Children's Choice nominee, South Carolina
Children's Choice nominee, California
Children's Choice nominee, Iowa