Picture Me Gone

This reads like the sort of self-consciously literary book that wins awards and ends up on school curriculums to be dutifully read by bored middle schoolers, forced to explore the themes of adulthood vs. childhood or friendship and communication. I admired most of the writing and kept reading to fin......more

My first Rosoff. I am underwhelmed. I didn't quite buy Mila's "special abilities" and I found the voice to be, while consistent, way older than twelve.......more

I've read the issues people have had with Picture Me Gone but I don't share them. I found this book completely engaging and I liked the way my assumptions were turned upside down. How often in life does the exotic and exciting turn out to be far more mundane than we imagine? Daily life is full of th......more

From page one, when Mila describes how she was named after a dog, and recognizes her own special "doglike" abilities, it is obvious this book will not be like any other you've read before. Mila is a child thrown into an adult world. She has never before considered her parents' past lives, their previ......more

Have you ever seen a terrier at work? It stands stock-still, quivering all over with anticipation, waiting for the moment the slip collar comes off. Then there’s a fraction of a second where it seems to explode, launching itself forward at its prey. And a terrible snarling and growling and shaking a......more