Linsey Ross-Allen [the protagonist of You Have to Draw the Line Somewhere] tells the story of the long road—from her dreams at the age of nine—to her successful career as a fashion artist. The book is episodic, without real plot, reading like lively autobiography, which it comes close to being…. Because this is first of all the story of a career, no great effort is made to develop the characters; but, even so, the parents particularly emerge very clearly…. The book gives a special bonus by continuing after Linsey's marriage to show how she meets the challenge of being simultaneously successful in home and career. Written with verve and humor, it is often very funny and should find a wide audience among teen-age girls and their mothers. (pp. 290-91)

Ruth Hill Viguers, in The Horn Book Magazine (copyright © 1964, by The Horn Book, Inc., Boston), June, 1964.