“Beautifully expressing adolescent uncertainties and yearnings, this intimate novel will draw readers who, like Kate, have big hearts and big dreams.” — Publishers Weekly
“With clear and elegant prose, Whelan portrays a gradually developing and complex relationship built on guilt, curiosity, love and a passion for art.” — Booklist
“Kate’s journey from selfishness to selflessness and back to the healthy middle path is quietly touching.” — Kirkus Reviews
“This book is engaging from the first page. Artistic- and literary-minded girls may particularly appreciate Kate’s passion for painting and the struggles she’s willing to endure to live a creative life.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
“See What I See is an absolutely riveting and heartrending work of fiction. I read it in a single session—-it contains numerous surprises and doesn’t shrink from the seriousness of its subject and from the wonderful integrity of its young heroine Kate.” — Joyce Carol Oates