Buffalo Flats

A vivid celebration of life and insightful exploration of faith, this novel proves the enduring importance of sometimes undervalued historical fiction for YAs. STARRED REVIEW 

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Through deliberately paced, relationship-driven storytelling overflowing with witty humor and gritty Western imagery, Leavitt … presents Rebecca’s faith as a tender, sometimes fraught, ever-evolving dynamic that honors those struggling to define themselves within religious traditions. STARRED REVIEW

Publishers Weekly

Rebecca is a funny, focused, and believable young woman who battles internally over right and wrong, especially when it comes to dealing with romantic feelings and appreciating people who are hard to get along with.

Kirkus

Leavitt's writing is suffused with the beauty of the earth and sky.

Horn Book

A richly lyrical novel.

Globe and Mail

Leavitt’s prose shimmers with the land’s beauty, its appreciative lyricism balanced with down-to-earth spirituality and humour.

Toronto Star

A pioneer story full of accounts of inclement weather, endless labour, floods and plagues, it also shows the self-sacrifice and solidarity that held these communities together.

Winnipeg Free Press

This coming-of-age historical YA fiction sensitively handles life and death issues, and beautifully emphasizes spirituality, family values and perseverance.

Calgary Herald

Buffalo Flats runs the gamut of emotional experiences and allows Rebecca to feel joy, love, sorrow, resentment, and more while staying true to her beliefs.

CM: Canadian Review of Materials

Stunning love letter to the land and to community.

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