Times remembered are often only real to those with whom we remember them, and it is not easy to bring them to life for others. The children in [When the Sirens Wailed] have a sadly dated quality without the dignity of historical imagery; they seem to hover in a no-man's land between past and present.

"The New Books: 'When the Sirens Wailed'," in The Junior Bookshelf, Vol. 39, No. 2, April, 1975, p. 136.