Broken Soup - Tapa dura

"This is rich, satisfying storytelling, indeed." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"[A] warm, graceful first person narrative.readers will stick by Rowan as she builds sustaining new relationships." -- Horn Book Magazine

"The story is delicately written. A solid tale of what it takes to grow up and how to ask for help."--Publishers Weekly

"Completely gorgeous. A tremendously sympathetic and engaging central character and huge dollops of intense love and pain. This book has it all."--www.thebookbag.co.uk

"This is rich, satisfying storytelling, indeed."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Give this poignant, rewarding story to teens who need books dealing with grief who crave romance amid tragedy and hardship."--School Library Journal

"Most enjoyable: a life-affirming, witty, romantic read, about freedom, responsibility and love."--Sunday Times (London)

"[A] warm, graceful first person narrative...readers will stick by Rowan as she builds sustaining new relationships."--Horn Book Magazine

The language is simple, but its crafting is deft and emotional. Rowan herself is a believable blend of heroic and desperate, and the book is particularly perceptive. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)"

Most enjoyable: a life-affirming, witty, romantic read, about freedom, responsibility and love. --Sunday Times (London)"

While struggling with the loss of her brother and the distraught state of her family, Rowan is handed a photo negative by a mysterious boy that, when it finally gets developed and the powerful image is revealed, comes to change her entire outlook on life in ways she could never have imagined.