"LowryreturnstothemetaphoricalfutureworldofherNewbery-winningTheGiver....Plentyofmaterialforthoughtanddiscussionhere,plusatouchofmagicandatantalizinghintaboutthepreviousbook’sfamouslyambiguousending."(6/15/00)KirkusReviewswithPointers
"Lowryisamasteratcreatingworlds,bothrealandimagined,andthisincarnationofourcivilizationsometimeinthefutureisoneofherstrongestcreations."—Booklist,starredreview(6/1/00)Booklist,ALA,StarredReview