[Tell Me If the Lovers Are Losers] is heavy going…. After a sluggish start, during which the girls get acquainted (eventually they develop a strong bond of friendship and respect), there is lots of volleyball action as that sport becomes the center of the girls' lives their first semester. The story offers a good look at adjusting, coping, and competing to win. But it is thick with philosophy as each girl presents her background and view of life. The girls talk like very intelligent college students. The author also gives midwestern Hildy a prim, precise and stilted voice that does not register as true or representative of the region. Nothing special is done with the time period. One can come to know these roommates, but there is much to go through to get there.

A review of "Tell Me If the Lovers Are Losers," in School Library Journal...