An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
A Texas Tayshas Reading List selection
“Katie Kitrell’s journey through her high school years at an exclusive
private academy is at once profound and petty, savage and gentle,
predictable and utterly unexpected. The story exudes authenticity
and is told with depth, intelligence, humor, and affection.”
—Todd Strasser, New York Times–bestselling author of Give a Boy a Gun
“Warman’s achingly realistic scenes and characters transcend cliché,
and with rare, refreshing honesty and flashes of wry humor, she writes
about the intimacy of boarding school, the anguish of family illness,
finding a sense of self in sports and in life, and the small, mysterious,
imperfect moments that add up to love in all its forms.”
—Booklist, starred review
“Warman treats Will’s schizophrenia with stark honesty as seen
through his sister’s eyes. . . . This novel provides an important look at
an extremely difficult illness and its effects on a family.”
—SLJ, starred review
“[Readers will] find the boarding-school experience enviable,
the family situation poignant, and Katie a protagonist they’ll
understand, support, and forgive.”
—BCCB, starred review