Review

Children’s Literature:

“.  .  . In perhaps [Avi’s] best work yet, [he] has created a truly chilling tale that will stay with the reader long after the last page is turned and the lights are turned out.”

Awards and Honors

School Library Journal Best books of the year, 2008
Starred Review, School Library Journal
Starred Review, Publishers Weekly
Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books list, 2008
Cooperative Children's Book Center Book of the Week
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice, 2009
Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award nominee, 2010-2011