Fellow Class of 2k7 member Eric Luper emailed me the other day. He had read a blurb about No Castles Here in the recent on-line Rutgers Alumni newsletter in their “Off the Shelf” column. I liked the blurb, but what tickled me was finding out that we are both alumni of Rutgers College. And, as it turns out, so is 2k7er Sarah Aronson!

Go Rutgers!

Children librarian and blogger of A Patchwork of Books has given No Castles Here a fabulous review. She starts off:

What a gem this book is! It isn’t often that I come across a book that I truly love from the first page, but this was, indeed, one of them. First time author A.C.E. Bauer has written a novel that will capture the attention of both boys and girls (and obviously adults).

Stating that it is “easily one of [her] favorites that [she’s] read this year,” she bemoans that she’s too late for the Cybil Awards. But, she adds:

As long as some of you read it now, I won’t be disappointed!

Thank you Amanda!!

You can read the full review here.