New York Times Reviews Laura Amy Schlitz’s Amber & Clay

March 12, 2021 | News about
• Laura Amy Schlitz

Newbery Medal winning author, Laura Amy Schlitz, recently released an epic novel on March 9th, 2021, titles Amber & Clay. This book will spark the interests of young fans of poetry, mythology, history, and fantasy with its vivid depiction of Ancient Greece through the eyes of two children, Rhaskos and Melisto, who are spiritually connected to one another. The New York Times reviewed Amber & Clay and praised it for Schlitz’s ability to convey “children’s wordless emotions, like the feeling of not really wanting to do something destructive but not being able to stop yourself.” The reviewer also goes on to say that Schlitz “hops from one style to another with tremendous skill” in reference to her transitions from verse to prose.

Read the full New York Times review here.