...a fast-paced and exciting story of bravery, friendships, and science gone wacky

BookTrust

An exciting story of school life, friends, and bullies that becomes a quick meditation on the promise and dangers of modern science

Kirkus

Sachar blends elements of mystery, suspense, and school-day life into a taut environmental cautionary tale about the insatiable hunger for energy sources and the cost of not doing the right thing

Publishers Weekly

But most of all, it's a great story, skillfully told. Readers will relate to Tamaya and Marshall straightaway and race through a tense plot for the denouement. It's quite a slim volume, Fuzzy Mud, but it packs a punch

The Bookbag

There's no doubt that Louis Sachar, the Newbery Medal-winning author of Holes, knows how to draw in his readers. His latest book, Fuzzy Mud, reads like a middle school version of Contagion - it's a thriller that will have readers quickly turning its pages

BookPage

Grounded in well-rounded central characters, this compelling novel holds as much suspense as fuel for discussion

Booklist