Beehive Award (Utah)
Book Sense 76 Pick
IRA/CBC Children's Choice
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
This is the kind of book children rave about—simple, spectacular, speedy and daringly sparse.
Bellingham (WA) Herald, April 22, 2001
Ms. Levine persists in her creation of strong heroines but this time tells a tale of her own, one so finely wrought that it feels centuries old...it deserves to be around for a long, long time.
Dallas Morning News, May 20, 2001
...once again, she's created a lively tale with vivid characters and an exciting plot.
Book Report, Worthington, OH, October 2001