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Gilbert, Barbara Snow
2 Reviews
(2)
YA
A boy watches his mother being shot to death after they attempt to escape from a "patriot" group that had just discovered his father was an infiltrator from the FBI (a fact unknown to the boy). The core escape story and a persistent theme of identity keep the book from becoming a tract. A Cormier-like twist near the end probably wasn't entirely necessary but does give an extra edge of paranoia to the charged events.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2000
(2)
YA
A soapy but highly entertaining romance is set on the stage of a high-stakes piano competition. With its high-minded setting and chastely sensuous romance, the book is reminiscent of some of the better "junior novels" of the 1950s, and if there isn't a plot turn or character we haven't seen before, they're expertly done, and the story is suspenseful and romantic.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 1998
2 reviews
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