Eleven

Review Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, November 19, 2007:"This intimate story realistically examines friendship, family secrets and the struggles of a learning-disability child trying to make sense fo the world."Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, December 1, 2007:"An engrossing examination of a profound theme in the deft hands of a discerning author."Interview, The New York Times: In the Region, February 3, 2008:"Handling difficult subjects with sensitivity is Mrs. Giff’s specialty. If she has tried to drive home a single point in all her stories, it is that ordinary people are special — and that children, most of all, need to feel that way."