Potent and meaningful, this is a mini-coming-of-age, written in verse, that draws you in until the last page.
— Bookworm for Kids
A gem of a novel that’s as accessible as it is profound.
— Kimberly Behre Kenna
A thoughtful must-read that explores grueling attempts to destroy girls’ spirits.
— Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
“I read Everywhere I Look in a single sitting, and I hadn’t done that in years. It is both detective story and memoir and utterly entrancing.“
Michèle Dawson Haber Hipppcampus Magazine
“As readers, we are right there with her on that learning journey. … As we have seen with these honest and moving essays, Gritz seeks, over and over, to claim the many facets of her identity.”
Maria Scala Literary Mama
“The notion that two contrasting things may be simultaneously possible appears in many of the essays in this sensitive and elegantly composed collection. … Ona Gritz on the page is a warm, wise, and concise confidant who deftly turns the craggy rocks of life into touchstones.”
Ellen Blum Barish Brevity
“With casual yet muscular language, Gritz’s poetry sets readers’ expectations of quiet moments and then upends them with a surprise turn of phrase or a devastating event.”
Ginny Kaczmarek Literary Mama