A valuable book. - School Library Journal

A strong and complex character study. - The Horn Book

Author Information
Kathryn Erskine spent many years as a lawyer before realizing that she'd rather write things that people might actually enjoy reading. She grew up mostly overseas and attended eight different schools, her favorite being a Hogwarts-type castle in Scotland. The faculty, of course, did not consist of wizards, although how did the headmistress know that it was "the wee redhead" who led the campaign to free the mice from the biology lab? Erskine draws on her childhood—and her second childhood through her children—for her stories. She still loves to travel, but nowadays most trips tend to be local, such as basketball and tennis courts, occasional emergency room visits, and more.