Ratings:

MetaMetrics Lexile Reading Score Measurement: 900L
Amazon: 5 star ratings from readers. See readers’ comments.
Goodreads: 4 star ratings from readers

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Kirkus Reviews:

Recipient Starred Review and Kirkus Reviews: BEST OF 2012 award.

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Judge, 22nd Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards, November 5, 2014:

“Your pacing overall is nice; this thing really clips along, and you are using scenes, with action and dialogue to take us on a journey with Jon, experiencing it right along with the characters…So, thank you for standing out from the crowd!”

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Alexis Burling (for The B&N Parents and Educators.
Blog—May 31, 2012) Book Review by Alexis Burling/BlackHeart’s Legacy by Sally Copus

“… I will also admit that every so often, I come across a self-published novel (young adult and adult alike) or work of nonfiction that completely wows me with its put-togetherness (yes, I know that isn’t a word). Some are even on par with, if not better than, many of the books that wind up on bookstore and library shelves via the traditional publishing path. BlackHeart’s Legacy by Sally Copus is one such novel and, lucky for you, it lands right smack in middle-grade territory…”

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(Read the rest of the Burling’s comments and her full book review on her website by clicking here.