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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2014 | Preschool to Grades 4
Gr 3–5—Eight-year-old Quinny reluctantly moves from New York City to the "middle of nowhere," also known as Whisper Valley. On arrival, she decides that the new town and anything involving the new house are no fun. Longing for a new friend, she introduces herself to Hopper, the boy next store who "appears to be her size." Hopper is a little leery about having a girl for a friend, yet he is enamored with Quinny's big smile...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on June 1, 2014
Quinny moves next door to Hopper in the summer before third grade, and the two couldn't be more different. Quinny rivals Junie B. Jones in both volume and breeziness, and initially she is almost unbearable with her "smirky-smiling" and her "very, very, extra-very" cutesiness. However, the book works because Hopper, who alternates chapters with Quinny, feels the same way readers do. A quiet, analytical boy with bullying older brothers and n...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Quinny, who rivals Junie B. Jones in both volume and breeziness, moves next door to quiet, analytical Hopper the summer before third grade...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
