“The smart, sophisticated, yet remarkably accessible writing melds everything together with slow-burn effects, and the characters are dead-on (so to speak). A smoldering read.” — Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
“Hernandez’s easygoing, unobtrusively skillful prose serves his narrators well, gently transforming them as they make the descision to move from inaction to action, to seize life’s opportunities and each other.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“A beautiful, moving novel of tragedy and hope.” — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“This slice–of–high–school–life captures reality… through skillful narrative and evocative language.” — School Library Journal
