"Readers will be hooked by the intensity of this nightmarish psychodrama."
     —Kirkus Reviews

"Written with a vividness that has the potential to keep young adventure fans on the edge of their seats."
     —School Library Journal

"This complex montage of images and dialogue may well prompt discussions about truth and deception."
     —Publishers Weekly

"This is unquestionably a book that will create thought-provoking discussion."
     —Booklist

"This is a real page-turner."
     —Voice of Youth Advocate

"From its gripping opening chapter to its painfully hopeful ending, Gilbert has written a chilling, taut survival story worthy of comparisons to the best of Robert Cormier. … Gilbert’s masterful hand makes the events plausible and personal, as real as the panic rising in Walker’s throat."
     —Children's Book Review Service, Inc.