“Ari was amazing to have at our school! Her warm and friendly presence put students immediately at ease. She was thoroughly prepared with a presentation and activities on storytelling and cultural identity that enhanced student learning and understanding of her novel Saints of the Household as well as the classroom curriculum. The students, classroom teachers, and I absolutely loved her. Cretin-Derham Hall would have her back in a second.” ― Rebecca Strauss, Librarian Cretin-Derham Hall School

“Ari Tison shared both a keynote address for the campus community and a smaller-scale workshop for students from a wide range of disciplines. Her talk, “The Storyteller Gets Her Name,” was very well received by students and faculty and offered thought-provoking reflections on cultural identity and how significant storytelling can be for understanding ourselves. The workshop Ari Tison led for our students led to such meaningful and personal exchanges, not only between Ari and the students, but also between the students themselves. The structure and content of the workshop, coupled with Ari’s heartfelt interactions with students, provided one of those rare moments when students connected with a deeper understanding of one another and a stronger sense of community. ” ― Jonathan O’Conner, Director of Latin American Studies Saint Olaf College

“This lyrical debut knocks it out of the park” ― BuzzFeed

“…the sort of book you read in one sitting, completely engrossed in the lives of its complicated and immensely sympathetic protagonists…a fantastic debut” ― NPR

“Striking, assured debut…remarkably compelling” ― Kirkus, starred review

“This book is an elegiac triumph that puts the human heart in the reader’s hands” ― bccB, starred review

“This vulnerable and magnetic tale of brotherhood belongs on every shelf” ― SLJ, starred review