Robin Roe has a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a master's from Harvard. She counseled adolescents in Boston before she moved to Dallas to become a high school special education teacher. Her debut novel A List of Cages was named one of the Best Young Adult Books of the Year by Goodreads, Chapters Indigo, EpicReads, BookPage, Powell's Books, The Texas Library Association, News & Observer, and Buzzfeed. She invites you to find her on Twitter @robinroewriter.
"A page-turner with a lot of compassion."--Booklist (starred
review)
"A poignant, hopeful story about loss, grief, abuse, and the
transformative power of friendship."--Amber Smith, New York Times
best-selling author of The Way I Used to Be
"As inspiring as it is heartbreaking, A List of Cages is a hero
story you will never forget."--Tamara Ireland Stone, best-selling
author of Every Last Word
"Emotion courses through every sentence of this novel, whether it
is love, compassion, or bone-chilling cruelty. A triumphant story
about the power of friendship and of truly being seen."--Kirkus
Reviews (starred review)
"This is Roe's first novel, and it's impressive. Julian's and
Adam's perspectives alternate . . . moments of beauty and humor
interspersed with scenes of abuse and violence."
--The New York Times Book Review
"Written with honesty and compassion, this book will resonate with
a wide range of readers."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A remarkably gripping and moving tale of a life saved--in more than
one way--by the power of friendship."--Emma Donoghue, best-selling
author of Room
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