Reviews
The Stone Girl "Sheinmel proves there's a lot more to an eating disorder than food, or the lack thereof." -The New York Times Book Review"Vivid and painfully truthful." -Publishers Weekly The Lucky Kind "Sheinmel takes her family story into some genuinely fresh and interesting territory, resisting soap-operatic details of scandal and home-wreckage." -BCCB"An honest, powerful and emotional look at family secrets and falling in love." -Justine"A charming, entertaining read." - The Tennessee Herald Citizen The Beautiful Between "Endearing, realistic and heart-wrenching, Sheinmel offers a thoughtful look at teens." -The New York Post"An impressive debut with an absorbing tale of unlikely friendship, loss, and family secrets." -Publishers Weekly, " Second Star is gorgeous: at once sun-soaked and haunted, elegant and strange. As perfect a book about loss, love, and California as I can imagine." -Anna Godbersen, New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe "This retelling of Peter Pan set in the surfing community makes some of its own magic." - Kirkus Reviews, "Scheinmel cleverly weaves this modern Peter Pan tale into a suspenseful and achingly poignant odyssey . . . The taut drama with its host of well-drawn characters and layers of mystery in the plot will keep readers guessing." - Booklist " Peter Pan serves as the inspiration for this psychological drama dusted with a touch of magical realism . . . the multiple twists at the end will certainly have readers reconsidering their childhood views of Barrie's classic." - BCCB "A contemporary version of Peter Pan set on California beaches . . . a magical tale about never wanting to grow up." - School Library Journal " Second Star is gorgeous: at once sun-soaked and haunted, elegant and strange. As perfect a book about loss, love, and California as I can imagine." -Anna Godbersen, New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe "This retelling of Peter Pan set in the surfing community makes some of its own magic." - Kirkus Reviews "While Barrie's classic transplants neatly to a contemporary surf-culture setting, the parallels come across more as a clever hook than an integral part of the story" - Publishers Weekly , Scheinmel cleverly weaves this modern Peter Pan tale into a suspenseful and achingly poignant odyssey . . . The taut drama with its host of well-drawn characters and layers of mystery in the plot will keep readers guessing." - Booklist " Peter Pan serves as the inspiration for this psychological drama dusted with a touch of magical realism . . . the multiple twists at the end will certainly have readers reconsidering their childhood views of Barrie's classic." - BCCB "A contemporary version of Peter Pan set on California beaches . . . a magical tale about never wanting to grow up." - School Library Journal " Second Star is gorgeous: at once sun-soaked and haunted, elegant and strange. As perfect a book about loss, love, and California as I can imagine." --Anna Godbersen, New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe "This retelling of Peter Pan set in the surfing community makes some of its own magic., " Peter Pan serves as the inspiration for this psychological drama dusted with a touch of magical realism . . . the multiple twists at the end will certainly have readers reconsidering their childhood views of Barrie's classic." - BCCB "A contemporary version of Peter Pan set on California beaches . . . a magical tale about never wanting to grow up." - School Library Journal " Second Star is gorgeous: at once sun-soaked and haunted, elegant and strange. As perfect a book about loss, love, and California as I can imagine." -Anna Godbersen, New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe "This retelling of Peter Pan set in the surfing community makes some of its own magic." - Kirkus Reviews "While Barrie's classic transplants neatly to a contemporary surf-culture setting, the parallels come across more as a clever hook than an integral part of the story" - Publishers Weekly , "A contemporary version of Peter Pan set on California beaches . . . a magical tale about never wanting to grow up." - School Library Journal " Second Star is gorgeous: at once sun-soaked and haunted, elegant and strange. As perfect a book about loss, love, and California as I can imagine." -Anna Godbersen, New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe "This retelling of Peter Pan set in the surfing community makes some of its own magic." - Kirkus Reviews, "A contemporary version of Peter Pan set on California beaches . . . a magical tale about never wanting to grow up." - School Library Journal " Second Star is gorgeous: at once sun-soaked and haunted, elegant and strange. As perfect a book about loss, love, and California as I can imagine." -Anna Godbersen, New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe "This retelling of Peter Pan set in the surfing community makes some of its own magic." - Kirkus Reviews "While Barrie's classic transplants neatly to a contemporary surf-culture setting, the parallels come across more as a clever hook than an integral part of the story" - Publishers Weekly , A contemporary version of Peter Pan set on California beaches . . . a magical tale about never wanting to grow up., While Barrie's classic transplants neatly to a contemporary surf-culture setting, the parallels come across more as a clever hook than an integral part of the story, "This retelling of Peter Pan set in the surfing community makes some of its own magic." -- Kirkus Reviews "Scheinmel cleverly weaves this modern Peter Pan tale into a suspenseful and achingly poignant odyssey . . . The taut drama with its host of well-drawn characters and layers of mystery in the plot will keep readers guessing." -- Booklist " Peter Pan serves as the inspiration for this psychological drama dusted with a touch of magical realism . . . the multiple twists at the end will certainly have readers reconsidering their childhood views of Barrie's classic." -- BCCB "A contemporary version of Peter Pan set on California beaches . . . a magical tale about never wanting to grow up." -- School Library Journal " Second Star is gorgeous: at once sun-soaked and haunted, elegant and strange. As perfect a book about loss, love, and California as I can imagine." -- Anna Godbersen, New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe "While Barrie's classic transplants neatly to a contemporary surf-culture setting, the parallels come across more as a clever hook than an integral part of the story" -- Publishers Weekly, Scheinmel cleverly weaves this modern Peter Pan tale into a suspenseful and achingly poignant odyssey . . . The taut drama with its host of well-drawn characters and layers of mystery in the plot will keep readers guessing., "This retelling of Peter Pan set in the surfing community makes some of its own magic." - Kirkus Reviews, Peter Pan serves as the inspiration for this psychological drama dusted with a touch of magical realism . . . the multiple twists at the end will certainly have readers reconsidering their childhood views of Barrie's classic., The Stone Girl: "Sheinmel proves there's a lot more to an eating disorder than food, or the lack thereof." - The New York Times Book Review "Vivid and painfully truthful." - Publishers Weekly, Second Star is gorgeous: at once sun-soaked and haunted, elegant and strange. As perfect a book about loss, love, and California as I can imagine.