Shifty

Praise

"Hazen has a gift for turning humor into poignant situations ..."
-- Shelf Awareness

"Smart writing and an engaging narrative keep the story fresh, while an interesting plot will keep readers turning the pages."
--Kirkus Reviews

"Surprising, inspiring and outstanding titles for youngsters and the grownups that read to them."
—VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) "Top Shelf Fiction" for Middle School Readers

"...the characters have warmth, and readers will feel empathy for this makeshift family."
--School Library Journal

"... Written with heart and compassion, SHIFTY is a fun and fast-paced read. Readers will be rooting for Soli from page one, indignant at the judgmental people he is forced to put up with and sympathetic to the hardships that he is forced to endure. Lynn E. Hazen reveals a world that most readers could never have imagined, and Soli is an optimistic and courageous character that readers will identify with..."
--Teens Read Too (Reviewed by: Amber Gibson) Rating: 5 Stars

"...An engrossing and heart warming story; this book draws the reader in from the first page. Shifty tells his story in his own words, which are often humorous and heart-rending and he makes the characters in this tale come alive..."
—Read Plus (Australia)

"In deceptively straightforward prose, author Lynn Hazen brings Shifty's San Francisco world to life on the page. Original, telling details, a compassionate eye, and Hazen's intuitive understanding of how love and trust can save us make SHIFTY a book to treasure."
--Alison McGhee, Author of several novels and picture books, including #1 New York Times bestseller Someday