About the Author

Paul Fleischman won a Newbery Medal for Joyful Noise and a Newbery Honor for Graven Images. His most recent novel, Whirligig, was voted a Best Book of the Year by Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, and Booklist, and a Notable Book by the New York Times. Paul Fleischman lives in Monterey, California.

Reviews

"Written with astonishing simplicity. . . . The relationship between Courtney and Elva is real and poignant." -- "School Library Journal," Starred
"This provocative psychological drama portrays the mind as . . . capable of inspiring imagination and exposing difficult truths." -- "Booklist"