"Wow! So much more than a coming-of-age book. This absorbing novel takes the reader into a life lived on the fence of two worlds. Filled with mystery and with moving moments, both terrifying and tender, it deserves a place on the bookshelf next to Beloved and A Mercy by Toni Morrison."

 "Like a good mystery, this book builds to the startling revelation. [O]ne can't help but be drawn in by these characters and by the novel's exploration of race and identity." Library Journal

"Taut prose, a controversial conclusion and the thoughtful reflection on racism and racial identity resonate without treading into political or even overtly specific agenda waters..., as the story succeeds as both a modern coming-of-age and relevant social commentary."  Publishers Weekly

"Distinguished by poetic interior monologues, short but cinematic chapters and characters suggested rather than drawn, Durrow's novel is a welcome entry in the crucial but cliché-prone genre of American race narratives . . . The Girl Who Fell From the Sky is that rare thing: a post-postmodern novel with heart that weaves a circle of stories about race and self-discovery into a tense and sometimes terrifying whole." Ms. Magazine