IN THE PRESS
★ “A TREASURE OF A BOOK―adventurous, hilarious, and surprisingly moving; readers will go berserk.”―Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ “A wild escapade that will spur many an astonished 'Uff-da!'” ―Booklist, starred review
“A beautiful high-stakes story of friendship―
a must-read.” ―School Library Journal
“Fantastic―I couldn’t love it more.”―James Riley, New York Times-bestselling author of The Dragon’s Apprentice
A Junior Library Guild Official Selection
“Pretty good book.” ―my mom
“A wacky, wild adventure with great characters and tons of laughs.”―Stuart Gibbs, New York Times-bestselling author of the Spy School series
“Prince is still the best thing to come out of Minnesota, but this book is at least in the top ten.”―Ursula Vernon, bestselling author of the Dragonbreath series
“A rollicking Midwestern adventure.”―Vera Brosgol, New York Times-bestselling author of Return to Sender
“More fun than a book has any right to be.”―Rob Harrell, author of Wink and Popcorn
“A BREATHTAKINGLY EXCITING NOVEL ― Pennyroyal Academy is
one of those books you want to parse out and make last.”
―New York Times Review of Books
“Larson uses strikingly crisp imagery to tell a coming-of-age story with an important, affirming message.” ―Publisher’s Weekly
“A sequel-worthy debut.” ―Kirkus Reviews
“Just the right mixture of scares and laughs.”
―Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
“Laugh-out-loud funny moments and heartfelt emotion.” ―Common Sense Media
“Gripping and wonderful.” ―Denver Post
“M.A. Larson has created a magical world of adventure.” ―Reese Witherspoon
“Shatters our perceptions and preconceived notions of entertainment for girls.” ―VICE
“A dark Grimm-like fairy tale.” ―Booklist
“A great twist on traditional fairy tales.” ―Kidsreads
“Editor's Pick - Best Book of the Month”
―Amazon.com