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“This compelling plot will keep pages turning and the well-drawn characters will have readers eagerly anticipating the soon-to-be-released sequel…” -Children’s Literature
“Nancy Drew and Harriet the Spy, move over—there’s a new investigator in town, Gilda Joyce.” -VOYA
“[Allison’s] 13-year-old psychic is likely to be a fun character for girls who can’t get enough of mysteries and a spunky heroine.” – The Detroit Free Press
“[The Ladies of the Lake is] filled with a mixture of humor and suspense that will keep readers engrossed to the end. It is a welcome addition to the middle school mystery collection.” -Children’s Literature
*Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake is a 2006 VOYA Top Shelf Fiction Selection for Middle School Readers
*School Library Journal lists Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator among "The Best Books of 2005."
*Booklist magazine lists Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator among “top ten mysteries of 2005.”
*Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator has been selected for the Sunshine State Young Readers Award Program, 2006-2007
”Fast-paced, funny and poignant combine in Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator ... The compelling plot will keep pages turning and the well-drawn characters will have readers eagerly anticipating the [recently released] sequel.” –Washington Parent magazine
"Gilda's earnest and wacky personality accompanied by her dry wit make this an amusing as well as suspenseful mystery. Surprisingly spooky." — Kirkus Reviews
"Allison provides a novel that entices readers both young and old to open up the mysteries of their own childhoods." — The Saline Reporter
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“Allison’s debut novel introduces a spunky, appealingly eccentric 13-year-old who identifies with Harriet the Spy and may well rival her for readers’ affections.”