Accolades

Winner, The Edgar Award

An ALA BBYA title

A Booklist Editor’s Choice title

An SLJ Best Book of the Year

A VOYA Editor’s Choice title

An Amazon Top Ten Books for Teens title

A Chicago Public Library’s Best Books title

An NYPL Book for the Teen Age

Reviews

★ “Green’s prose is astounding — from hilarious, hyperintellectual trash talk and shtick, to complex philosophizing, to devastating observation and truths. He nails it–exactly how a thing feels, looks, affects–page after page.”

— JOHANNA LEWIS, SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, STARRED REVIEW

★ “A suspenseful mystery, a compelling central metaphor, and one of those road trips that every senior hopes he or she will have round out this exploration of the kind of relationship that can’t help but teach us a little bit about ourselves.”

— BULLETIN FOR THE CENTER OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS, STARRED REVIEW

“A powerfully great read.”

— VOYA

★“There are echoes of Green’s award-winning Looking for Alaska (2005): a lovely, eccentric girl; a mystery that begs to be solved by clever, quirky teens; and telling quotations (from Leaves of Grass, this time) beautifully integrated into the plot. Yet, if anything, the thematic stakes are higher here, as Green ponders the interconnectedness of imagination and perception, of mirrors and windows, of illusion and reality. That he brings it off is testimony to the fact that he is not only clever and wonderfully witty but also deeply thoughtful and insightful. In addition, he’s a superb stylist, with a voice perfectly matched to his amusing, illuminating material."

— MICHAEL CART, BOOKLIST, STARRED REVIEW