"The characters are pleasantly nutty, with each distinctive voice adding to the mayhem. The story’s lighthearted fun promises to amuse with every turn."
–Robyn Gioia,, Bolles School, FL - School Library Journal

“… the Bellweather family will, at very least, amuse and may make some laugh out loud.” -Kirkus Reviews

"Leaving The Bellweathers is absolutely, beautifully, frighteningly brilliant! I can't say enough about this book! Roald Dahl would have been proud to have written this!"
-Jeff Battis, Bookbuyer - City Lights Books

"I read a lot of books, and have read a lot of books. It takes a rare book that actually entertains me the whole way through - especially a childrens book! My 11 year old, Z, whipped through it and enjoyed it, and to put that in perspective, he’s started many books but this is the first one that he finished." -Curtis Silver, GeekDad - Wired.com

"The mixture of Benway¹s journal entries and third-person narration make the episodic text spark with humor." -Chelsea Philpot, The Horn Book

"...while the cast of characters are many and macabre, there’s a twist of Lemony Snicket here, too. ... The language is witty and enlightened — it wouldn’t hurt to have an 8-year-old looking up “epiphany.”
-Barbara Hoffmann and Billy Heller, The New York Post