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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2011
Gr 5–7—When their mom loses their house to foreclosure, India, Finn, and Mouse must move in with a relative in Colorado. The journey turns peculiar when the kids' flight lands in a strange location where cell phones don't work and they are cut off from the normal world. In a feather-covered cab with a child driver, they enter Falling Bird, a Coraline-like alternate reality where things seem better than the place they left behind, but where something indefinably sinister lurks beneath the surface. And ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Twelve-year-old Finn and his two sisters are horrified when their widowed mother tells them she has lost their house and is sending them to Colorado to live with an uncle—tomorrow. Testy fourteen-year-old India is particularly distressed to leave her friend Maddy, who is the only one who understands how annoying her family is. Youngest child Mouse and her imaginary friend Bing barely make it through airport security: instead of pack...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Three children are horrified to learn they're being sent to live with an uncle--tomorrow. The book takes a surrea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More