Good Graces
"For all the praise garnered forWhistling in the Dark, Good Gracesmore than lives up to its predecessor."--School Library Journal"Good Graces is filled with sensitivity and wit." --Shepherd Express"A...spot on sequel to her bestselling debut,Whistling in the Dark. Kagen   does a remarkable job of balancing the goofiness of an eleven-year-old   with the sinister plot points, creating a suspenseful yarn that still   retains an air of genuine innocence.  Readers who enjoyed the first   story are in for a treat."--Publishers Weekly"Good  Graces deftly dwells in '60's Milwaukee. Through her preteen narrator,  Sally O'Malley, she (Kagen) evokes the joys, sorrows and complexities of  growing up..."-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"Spend  happy hours following the O'Malley sisters through the  sweltering  summer of 1960 on Milwaukee's West Side. This humorous,  passionate novel  of childhood is full of evocative local detail and the  lives of wild,  smart children."--Milwaukee Magazine"Moving,  funny, and full of unexpected delights, this is one sequel that  just  might be even better than the original gem. Kagen crafts a  gorgeous  pageturner about love, loss and loyalty, all told in the  sparkling  voices of two extraordinary sisters."--Caroline Leavitt, New York Times Bestselling author of Pictures of You"A beautifully woven story...You will weep for and cheer on the O'Malley   sisters...[and] immediately miss them once the last page is turned."--Heather Gudenkauf, author of These Things Hidden and The Weight o SilencePraise for New York Times bestseller Whistling in the Dark, winner of   the Midwest Choice Award for fiction and named a "Hot Summer Read" by   the Chicago Tribune:"Bittersweet and beautifully rendered, Whistling in the Dark, is the   story of two young sisters and a summer jam-packed with disillusionment   and discovery. These girls triumph. So does Kagen. Don't miss it."--Sara Gruen, New York Times bestselling author of Water for Elephants and Ape House"A sophisticated charmer of a first novel. Sally's voice...is innocently wise and ultimately captivating."--The Milwaukee Journal"Kagen sharply depicts the vulnerability of children of any era. Sally...makes an enchanting protagonist."--Publishers Weekly"The plot is a humdinger...a certifiable grade-A summer read."--The Capital Times