Summary and Reviews of Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins

Media Reviews

KLIATT - Myrna Marler This is not a novel for those addicted to adrenaline, but rewards those who patiently explore the story's treasures.

Booklist - Gillian Engberg Starred Review. Best of all are the understated moments, often private and piercing in their authenticity, that capture intelligent, likable teens searching for signs of who they are, and who they'll become.

School Library Journal - B Allison Gray Starred Review. Young teens will certainly relate to the self-consciousnesses and uncertainty of all of the characters, each of whom is straining toward clarity and awareness. Grades 6-9

Kirkus Reviews A tenderly existential work that will reward more thoughtful readers in this age of the ubiquitous action saga. Fiction. 12-16.

Publishers Weekly Part love story, part coming-of-age tale, this book artfully expresses universal emotions of adolescence. Ages 10+

Children's Literature - Mary Loftus [Debbie] meanders through her tale, and by its end she has neither changed nor learned anything new. The reader will wish something had happened, too.