On the "Top Ten Fantasy Books for Youth" list. -- BOOKLIST 2005
Nominated for "Best Books for Young Adults" --YALSA (American Library Association)
Nominated for the 2006-2007 Lamplighter Award.
"...readers will gladly follow [James] through the portals for the pleasure of his company as well as the need to know what will happen next." -- BOOKLIST starred review 2/15/05
"The Black Canary is so involving the reader will find himself or herself with the same mixed feelings James has when he must decide whether he should stay in the London of 1600 or go back to his rightful time. A great story..." -- MULTICULTURAL REVIEW
Cover art Copyright 2005, reproduced by permission of Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.