"Nelsa Roberto is a Portuguese-Canadian who was born in a remote logging community in northern Ontario, grew up in a farming community in southern Ontario, and now lives in Toronto with her husband, three children, and a Golden Retriever."

"... Roberto has captured perfectly the vocabulary, tone and emotions of the characters.  The story flies by with the reader eagerly turning pages." -- CM Magazine

"The flowing dialogues and strokes of humour made me fall in love with this novel." -- What If? Magazine

"Author Nelsa Roberto has taken a true story from the news headlines... and skillfully crafted an enjoyable and well written tale." -- Canadian Children’s Book News