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2025 Silver Falchion Award for Best YA Mystery
A brilliant but isolated teen. A brother he never knew existed. A secret that could shatter everything.
For fans of Neal Shusterman and Patrick Ness.
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The Long-tailed Imagination: Dr. Seuss—in His Own Words
Maxine’s inspiring interview with Dr. Seuss. I met Dr. Seuss while I was living in New Zealand, and he had come to the country to go trout fishing at Lake Taupo in the North Island. As the children’s book reviewer…
The Things We Hold Dear
KQED Perspectives: Maxine Rose Schur shares about what it means to hold on to precious items from family members who have passed away. I’ve been wondering why I love certain things while others, far more costly, I’ve given away without…
The Garbage Men
KQED Perspectives: Maxine Rose Schur reminisces about the sanitation workers in her neighborhood when she was growing up. Monday was garbage day. So as not to miss the fun, when I was little, I’d be up at the living room…
What the Critics Say
Kirkus Reviews
“The narrative is both dramatic and lyrical: evocative images fill the book. With great artistry, Schur weaves history, adventure, and family drama into a polished narrative.”
The Horn Book
“Exquisitely rendered.”
Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)
“Atmospheric and suspenseful… maintaining an edge-of-the-seat tension until the very last words.”
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