Praise for Scar Island : * "It's grotesque, compelling, over-the-top, yet fully realized . Children who respond to it well will read it over and over again." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review Praise for The Honest Truth : A New York Times Editors' Choice selection An Amazon.com Best Book of the Month An Indie Next List selection *"An emotionally hard-hitting survival story. A gripping page-turner." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "An impressive combination of suspenseful adventure thriller and cancer narrative. Touching but unsentimental, this is a deeply moving adventure." -- Booklist "Gemeinhart presents a rousingly riveting two-hanky read.

" -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for Some Kind of Courage : *"This is true adventure with strong underpinnings of moral courage and love. Poignant and real." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review *"Exhilarating and enthralling, Courage promises even the most reluctant readers a breakneck adventure that will keep them turning the pages with utter devotion." -- Booklist , starred review "This is a terrific book, morally thoughtful and wonderfully well told, that 9- to 14-year-olds are likely to cover at a gallop." -- The Wall Street Journal.