Two of Milkweed young adult author A. LaFaye's books, Year of the Sawdust Man and Nissa's Place, have been reviewed by "Teens Read Too".  

Year of the Sawdust Man: Nissa’s life has never been perfect. Living with her free-spirited mama in the small town of Harper, Louisiana, has led to lots of gossipy small talk and mean rumors. But now Mama is gone, and all the townsfolk can talk about is who she might have run off with. And is she ever coming back?

Read the full Year of the Sawdust Man review here.

Ever since her father remarried, Nissa feels like a stranger in her own home. Her new stepmother rearranges the house and removes all signs that Nissa's free-spirited mother ever lived there. Hoping to find traces of how life used to be, Nissa accepts an invitation from her mother and moves to Chicago. But life in Chicago is overwhelming to Nissa, and she misses her home and father. The willful Nissa discovers a way to stake her independence and find her place in her family and life in Louisiana.

Read the full Nissa's Place review here.