Sharon Lovejoy Quotes

Lush, detailed, total-immersion storytelling.–Kirkus Review
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(Running out of Night) ...is a story that respects this pivotal era of American history, a story that reveals the pain, the courage, and the hope that eventually changed the world.–Middle Shelf : Cool Reads for Kids magazine
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Rarely do page-turners written for middle-school kids also ignite excitement in adults. (A notable exception is the series of Harry Potter books.) Fewer still explore the secret sorrows of children's lives in the mid-1800s, whether enslaved or free. Running Out of Night, a debut novel from Californian Sharon Lovejoy, a veteran author-illustrator known nationally for her prizewinning nonfiction books on gardening and nature, gives you both.–OpEd News
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An Underground Railroad story with a distinctive flavor. –Booklist
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A gripping historical novel . . . heart-stopping, heart-racing and eventually heart-easing.–Library Voice
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This book would be a great addition to a classroom library, especially considering its emphases on timeless and critical topics like discrimination and prejudice. –examiner.com, National Book Examiner
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Very different from other middle grade of YA stories I've read about slaves running during the 1800s. – Wandering Librarian
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The rural, mid-19th-century dialect, coupled with the author's interest in ethnobotany, roots the story deeply in the houses, forests, gardens, and even streambeds of antebellum Virginia. –School Library Journal
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Readers will be swept up by the drama and fast pace of this powerful debut novel.” Reading Today Online, International Reading Association
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