DEBORAH ELLIS is the author of The Breadwinner, which has been published in thirty languages. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders and the UNHCR. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.
Quietly moving, full of surprises and, with Clare's colloquial and
spirited voice, highly readable.
*Kirkus Reviews*
There are no black and whites here, only ordinary people caught in
the tangle of history, misunderstanding, and fear.
*Booklist*
The ultimate message that every one has a story and that everyone
has a chance at redemption is a hopeful one … a useful fictional
counterpart to Ellis’ nonfiction work.
*Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books*
The characters’ complexities are slowly revealed, adding layers to
the story. Readers are plunged into the narrative, in the same way
Clare must face her new feline life.
*School Library Journal*
Ellis's premise is an unusual one, but with it she crafts a
thought-provoking and sensitive story about the power of empathy
and selflessness.
*Publishers Weekly*
Without editorializing, Ellis’s suspenseful and thought-provoking
novel offers a touching, humane context for one of the world’s most
intractable situations.
*New York Times*
Ellis takes quiet characterizations and situations, using gently
eloquent descriptions and dialogue to immerse the reader in the raw
tension.
*Library Media Connection*
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