Reviews
"An amazing collection . . . each of the sixteen stories here is a gem . . . memorable for the clarity, the simplicity, and the power of their writing." -- Black Gate, "Ellen Klages writes about childhood in brilliant, primary colors. Like Ray Bradbury, her nostalgic stories are like myths." --Maureen McHugh, author, "China Mountain Zhang", "Energy and nimbleness . . . Klages treads the invisible line between wonder and the mundane with total control." -The New York Review of Science Fiction(NYRSF), "Ellen Klages writes about childhood in brilliant, primary colors. Like Ray Bradbury, her nostalgic stories are like myths." -Maureen McHugh, author,China Mountain Zhang, "The Kind of SF Writer That Comes Along Once in a Decade . . . Brilliant Stories." — Boingboing.Net, "Ellen Klages writes about childhood in brilliant, primary colors. Like Ray Bradbury, her nostalgic stories are like myths." --Maureen McHugh, author, China Mountain Zhang, "Energy and nimbleness . . . Klages treads the invisible line between wonder and the mundane with total control." —The New York Review of Science Fiction (NYRSF), "Consistently well written and emotionally stimulating, the book is one of the loveliest you'll find. . . . Well worth a gander." —School Library Journal, "Consistently well written and emotionally stimulating, the book is one of the loveliest you'll find. . . . Well worth a gander." -School Library Journal, "For queer readers, this book is a real delight . . . for as anyone who's ever felt different knows, such secrets [are] more a cause for celebration than self-hate." -somefantastic.org, "Energy and nimbleness . . . Klages treads the invisible line between wonder and the mundane with total control." --The New York Review of Science Fiction (NYRSF), "Ellen Klages writes about childhood in brilliant, primary colors. Like Ray Bradbury, her nostalgic stories are like myths." -Maureen McHugh, author,China Mountain Zhang, "An amazing collection . . . each of the sixteen stories here is a gem . . . memorable for the clarity, the simplicity, and the power of their writing." — Black Gate, "For queer readers, this book is a real delight . . . for as anyone who's ever felt different knows, such secrets [are] more a cause for celebration than self-hate." -somefantastic.org, """Energy and nimbleness . . . Klages treads the invisible line between wonder and the mundane with total control."" --The New York Review of Science Fiction (NYRSF)", "Consistently well written and emotionally stimulating, the book is one of the loveliest you'll find. . . . Well worth a gander." -School Library Journal, "An amazing collection . . . each of the sixteen stories here is a gem . . . memorable for the clarity, the simplicity, and the power of their writing." - Black Gate, "Energy and nimbleness . . . Klages treads the invisible line between wonder and the mundane with total control." -The New York Review of Science Fiction (NYRSF), "Ellen Klages writes about childhood in brilliant, primary colors. Like Ray Bradbury, her nostalgic stories are like myths." —Maureen McHugh, author, China Mountain Zhang, "For queer readers, this book is a real delight . . . for as anyone who's ever felt different knows, such secrets [are] more a cause for celebration than self-hate." —somefantastic.org, "The Kind of SF Writer That Comes Along Once in a Decade . . . Brilliant Stories." -- Boingboing.Net, "Consistently well written and emotionally stimulating, the book is one of the loveliest you'll find. . . . Well worth a gander." --School Library Journal, "Energy and nimbleness . . . Klages treads the invisible line between wonder and the mundane with total control." -The New York Review of Science Fiction (NYRSF), "An amazing collection . . . each of the sixteen stories here is a gem . . . memorable for the clarity, the simplicity, and the power of their writing." -Black Gate, "For queer readers, this book is a real delight . . . for as anyone who's ever felt different knows, such secrets [are] more a cause for celebration than self-hate." --somefantastic.org, "Ellen Klages writes about childhood in brilliant, primary colors. Like Ray Bradbury, her nostalgic stories are like myths." -Maureen McHugh, author, China Mountain Zhang