Tuned Out Author:Maia Wojciechowska "Anguished and fear cry out in this rare, moving novel...So intense is the conflict, so satanic the power of 'grass' and 'acid' that the drama seems to proceed on two levels: the desperate struggle of Jim to save Kevin's soul and sanity, and the universal war between good and evil...No recent novel or factual treatment succeeds as well in showin... more »g the self-deception, the sense of alienation, the bitterness against the established order today..." -The Horn Book Magazine
"An extraordinary book....written with realism and sympathy..." -Catholic Weekly
"...the tough, troubling book, its terrors for adults as well as children are heightened by Miss Wojciechowska's considerable skill." -Christian Science Monitor
"...timely...forceful story of family love, particularly brotherly love." -School Library Journal
"Maia Wojciechowska...writes with powerful talent...although written for teenagers, it should be read by parents, too." -Buffalo, New York News.« less