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“Lush, detailed, total-immersion storytelling.Kirkus Review”
“Lush, detailed, total-immersion storytelling.–Kirkus Review”
“An Underground Railroad story with a distinctive flavor. Booklist”
“An Underground Railroad story with a distinctive flavor. –Booklist”
“Agrippinghistorical novel . . .heart-stopping, heart-racing and eventually heart-easing.Library Voice”
“A gripping historical novel . . . heart-stopping, heart-racing and eventually heart-easing.–Library Voice”
“Readers will be swept up by the drama and fast pace of this powerful debut novel. Reading Today Online, International Reading Association”
“(Running out of Night) ...is a story that respects this pivotal era of American history, a story that reveals the pain, the courage, and the hope that eventually changed the world.Middle Shelf : Co...”
“Rarely do page-turners written for middle-school kids also ignite excitement in adults. (A notable exception is the series of Harry Potter books.) Fewer still explore the secret sorrows of children...”
“This book would be a great addition to a classroom library, especially considering its emphases on timeless and critical topics like discrimination and prejudice. examiner.com, National Book Examiner”
“Very different from other middle grade of YA stories I've read about slaves running during the 1800s. Wandering Librarian”
“The rural, mid-19th-century dialect, coupled with the author's interest in ethnobotany, roots the story deeply in the houses, forests, gardens, and even streambeds of antebellum Virginia. School Li...”
