A winner! Hilma Wolitzer displays an uncommon gift for probing with humor, warmth and compassion into the world of the emerging adolescent [in Out of Love]. Teddy Hecht's preoccupation with her mother's old love letters convinces her that her divorced parents just have to be, deepdown, still in love. Although this illusion is eventually and painfully shattered, Teddy gains a new respect for her strong and independent mother…. The plot is relevant and realistically developed, and even the minor characters ring true to the end. Young teens should find plenty in Teddy's varied experiences and growing pains to identify with and most will reach for a hankie before closing the book.

Glenda Broughton, "'Out of Love'," in Children's Book Review Service (copyright © 1977 Children's Book Review Service Inc.), Vol. 5, No. 8, March, 1977, p. 82.