“Coman’s latest is the literary equivalent of a Diane Arbus photograph; it presents a sharp, shocking picture of pathology, but leaves it to the audience to imagine the world beyond the frame.” —Publishers Weekly

A brother and sister bear the scars of a childhood in which they sought comfort and safety in each other, but played games of power and loss instead.

 “An enjoyable romp of a mystery. … Shepperson’s drawings make the story even more amusing. [S]ure to be a crowd pleaser.” —School Library Journal

A comic tour de force —part Crime and Punishment, part The Sting —by one of America’s most highly acclaimed writers for children and young adults.

 “It’s an uplifting tale: harsh, complex, but lit at the end by a promise of reconciliation.” —Kirkus Reviews

A father and daughter confront each other and their own wounds in a land of loss and reconciliation.

 “Ivy's constant attempts to decipher the world and her creative interpretations of terms such as "real estate" and "twice removed" ("Ivy couldn't remember if that meant sent to jail two times or sent to two different jails") are often hilarious.” —Kirkus Reviews

When Ray and Ivy’s father, Dan, shows them the giant ruby they hit the road. They meet a counterfeiter, race roller-coasters, find a super-honker, and end up in a swamp surrounded by alligators in this rollicking romp of a story.

 “Coman puts us at the heart of a crisis. The setting, sparely and precisely evoked, is a gray Vermont December, and Coman is nervy enough to place the climax on Christmas Eve[.]” —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Reveals the impact of witnessing violence even as it affirms the luminous power of love.