Well, what do you know. No Castles Here is also available in a five CD set from Books on Tape.

I am tickled.

It’s funny how I find out about some reviews quickly (like when Kirkus gave No Castles Here a star — yay!), and some get buried.

BookList isn’t exactly a small potatoes reviewer. And yet I only found out today that they reviewed NCH back in December 2007. Yup. Over a year ago. And it’s really very nice, saying, among other things, that it’s a “heartwarming novel.”

The full text on the BookList site is only available by subscription, but this website reprinted the review here, with permission. (Many, many thank yous!)

Now here’s a review I missed from Curled Up With a Kid’s Book, “a reading resource for kids, teachers, librarians and parents.”

This is a first novel for author Bauer, and it is an exceptional presentation. Middle-school boys, the toughest reading students, will enjoy this story and the characters Augie, Dwaine and Fox Tooth. The characterization of bullying is well done, as is the presentation of the Big Brother program and its address to stereotypes.

Thank you Curled Up With a Kid’s Book!

You can read the entire review here.

The audio book for No Castles Here is now available for download! It’s narrated by John H. Mayer — you can hear a snippet of his read at Audible.com. (Click on the arrow beneath the book cover.)

Whee!

It’s official. The paperback edition of No Castles Here is on bookstore shelves. I’ll be signing copies on April 18 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in North Haven Connecticut.

Woo hoo!