"WOW!! Rich, beautifully detailed, extremely well written and completely real people in a real world, coping, just as we all cope. Calle is a female kind of Holden Caulfield. There is no hidden agenda in the book to try to get the reader to "drink the kool-aid", just a well told story that allows the reader of any age to feel, explore, and decide for themselves the basic issues of life and love for themselves. Walking with Calle through her life as she explored her options and her opportunities was as interesting and absorbing as reading Catcher in the Rye was many, many years ago. Brilliant work."
-- Ben Franklin Award Judge