A Washington Post Best Children's Book of the Year
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults List
"Holds a mirror to our present issues while giving us a detailed and vibrant picture of life in the past." --The New York Times
"A joyful read . . . The Downstairs Girl, for all its serious and timely content, is a jolly good time." --NPR
Starred reviews from Kirkus, School Library Journal, Booklist, CBC, and Publisher's Weekly