Booklist, ALA, Zazoo is a beautiful and lyrical novel, with poetry woven throughout. A novel with a big message well told through the smallest details. Publishers Weekly, Starred his finely crafted novel, told in Zazoo's authentic first-person narrative, speaks to more than one messaâ‰¥ it also evokes the quiet passage of the seasons and the joys of friendship.

SLJ Best Books of the Year Readers will be swept away by the evocative images and emotive scenes in this story, offering a mix of bitter and sweeet.

School Library Journal, Starred A lyrical book about memory and living with loss. It is a story of love, devotion, and unwavering commitment that bridges generations and cultures. VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Zazoo is a beautiful and lyrical novel, with poetry woven throughout. Kirkus Reviews with Pointers From the very first paragraph, Mosher's vivid imagery makes Zazoo's world come to life.This book is her tale, a romance with a little history thrown in, and it is told well. This is a story of memory and contemplation, not action, with most of the elements unfolding slowly over the course of a year through dialogue and reminiscence. Zazoo's voice is honest and distinct as she tells her story the secondary characters develop with real three-dimensional complexity as well. This is a story of memory and contemplation, not action, with most of the elements unfolding slowly over the course of a year through dialogue and reminiscence., A slow and almost dreamlike exploration of the myriad ways that the pastÂ-especially a cataclysmic pastÂ-informs the present.The slow revelation of the many intertwined personal histories is truly elegant, and the several love stories that emerge are almost painfully romantic. Readers will be swept away by the evocative images and emotive scenes in this story, offering a mix of bitter and sweeet., A slow and almost dreamlike exploration of the myriad ways that the past-especially a cataclysmic past-informs the present.The slow revelation of the many intertwined personal histories is truly elegant, and the several love stories that emerge are almost painfully romantic.

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