“Simultaneously odd and intriguing.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“In this affecting first novel about family, love, and sacrifice, 15-year-old Quinn discovers the lengths she will go to to save her sister, Riley . . . Stephens’ poetic writing is beautiful . . . and deftly blends realism and fantasy.”
—Booklist Online

“This novel is a heartrending story of the deep love of family and the hardships of terminal disease and loss. In his debut, Stephens has created a touching novel that is Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper mixed with Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story or Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. VERDICT: A unique story for teens who enjoy fantasy and tragedy. Give this to fans of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak or If I Stay by Gayle Forman.”
—School Library Journal

“The Kaleidoscope Sisters is one of the most absorbing novels I have read in a long time. Stephens masterfully chips away at Quinn’s exterior, revealing a girl who is sometimes humorous, at times heartbreaking, and always authentic. This is a book you won’t want to put down.”
—Cecilia Galante, author of The World from Up Here

“A butterfly garden is a gateway to a whimsical world full of the light of courage and the hopes of the human heart. Written with the sweet clarity of a child’s eye and the depth of life’s toughest challenges, Ronnie K. Stephens’s The Kaleidoscope Sisters is adorned with an array of unforgettable characters in a realm touched by magic and wonder.”
—Morowa Yejidé, author of Time of the Locust

“Like a cocoon, The Kaleidoscope Sisters unfolds its magic slowly, then soars like the butterflies that Riley so loves. Ronnie K. Stephens has given us a book of love and loss and family, but, more importantly, in these times we are living, he has gifted us a much-needed book of selflessness and strong female characters.”
—Jeff Talarigo, author of In the Cemetery of the Orange Trees