"An exciting, honest, and hopeful tale that speaks gently and clearly to kids’ fears and needs. It urges them to value their own experiences, reassures them that it’s OK to be angry when they’re left to pay for the mistakes of adults, and reminds them that kindness must guide us, even when we’re afraid. A wonderful story for all the scared people doing the right thing because nobody else will." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Boasting rich, confident worldbuilding and complex interspecies relations in a starkly rendered setting, this stirring middle grade debut from Mix (The Ones We Burn) passionately explores the courage it takes to lead with empathy and to become a hero in the face of older generations’ failures.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A tender, touching, and thrilling exploration of how we can save the future by challenging the past.” — Sofiya Pasternack, Sydney Taylor Honor Award-Winning author of Black Bird, Blue Road
"In this immersive middle grade fantasy debut, Rebecca Mix crafts a larger-than-life cast of ordinary heroes who grasp hope in the unlikeliest of times and places. A thought-provoking and unflinching reckoning of what it means to be the 'Chosen One' in a thankless, dying world -- where yet, still, love burns bright." — Katie Zhao, author of the Winnie Zeng series and The Dragon Warrior duology