Allegedly Audiobook

Quotes

• “Bahni Turpin’s stunning narration of this audiobook at some points seems like a multivoiced performance…Mary is unsure of many things, and Turpin catches every nuance. More amazing, she expresses the many layers of all the characters…giving dimension to even minor characters…From the gripping beginning to the unsettling ending, Turpin maintains the intensity of this compelling story. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”

  — AudioFile

• “Well executed, powerful.”

  — Mindy McGinnis, Edgar Award–winning author

• “Another indictment of the penal system’s decimating power beyond its bars and, more subtly and refreshingly, a pro-reproductive-justice novel. Searing and true.”

  — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

• “With remarkable skill, Jackson offers an unflinching portrayal of the raw social outcomes when youth are entrapped in a vicious cycle of nonparenting and are sent spiraling down the prison-for-profit pipeline. Verdict: This dark, suspenseful exploration of justice and perception raises important questions teens will want to discuss. An excellent selection for YA shelves.”

  — School Library Journal (starred review)

• “Suspenseful without being emotionally manipulative, compelling without resorting to shock value, this is a tightly spun debut that wrestles with many intense ideas and ends with a knife twist that will send readers racing back to the beginning again.”

  — Booklist (starred review)

• “The characters are complex, the situation unsettling, and the line between right and wrong hopelessly blurred. It’s also intensely relevant, addressing race, age, and mental illness within the criminal justice system. Well conceived and executed, this is an absorbing and exceptional first novel.”

  — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

• “A riveting, gut-wrenching thriller.”

  — Daniel José Older, author of Half-Resurrection Blues