• An NPR Best Book of 2020
  • A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
  • A 2022 Texas Library Association TAYSHAS list selection
  • ​YALSA #BFYA2022 Nominee
  • Winner of 2 Nautilus Awards
    • ​Gold, Best Mid-Grade Fiction
    • ​Best Overall Mid-Grade & YA
  • A Junior Library Guild selection
  • A Country Living magazine Front Porch Book Club Book of the Month
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PRAISE

"A page-turning YA anthology that illuminates the diversity of rural communities – their conflicts, nuances and blessings...a layered, compelling collection that helps close the distances between us all. - NPR            
"A must-purchase for libraries serving middle and high school readers. Highly recommended." 
                                 School Library Connection
"Particularly rich storytelling."
                                 Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"A must-read for all of us who call the country home and those who don't but want a glimpse at the beautiful diversity of country life all the same. - Country Living
"A great addition that explores an often misrepresented portion of readers."
​                                  School Library Journal
"A fresh and highly accessible contribution."
                                  Kirkus Reviews
"A rich, not to be missed collection that defies stereotypical images and reflects the actual diversity and economic realities of teens living in rural areas today."
                                  Traci Sorell, author of the American Indian Youth Literature Award
                                                   Honor Book and Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book
                                                   We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
"These stories, each one a sweetly crafted gem, are like exquisite stops along the lesser-traveled roads that lead to-or away from-home places, those small towns and villages that serve not only as beginnings and endings, but more importantly as the very middles of our hearts. It's like getting off the interstate and just letting the road take you there. You won't be sorry." 
                                   Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor Book & National Book                                                        Award finalist The Underneath