“...a wonderful debut novel, full of history, excitement and sensitivity... readers are treated to many fine glimpses of the Cove's vanishing mountain traditions."  BookPage, November 2008.  Read the full review!

“...Tubb’s inventive heroine comes across as a female version of familiar characters, such as Gary Paulsen's Harris or Robert Newton Peck's Soup. This homespun tale, full of folksy humor and based on historical fact, will appeal to young fans of Deborah Wiles' and Ruth White's books."  Booklist, November 15, 2008

“Written by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb, Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different is a real sparkler of a novel.  A plucky and perceptive narrator, 11-year-old Autumn reveals with colloquial wit and charm how her community of Cades Cove, Tenn., was acquired by to the government to form part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park....With humor, dignity and a truly matchless narrator, Tubb invites readers to share in events that define community and family.”  The Asheville Citizen-Times, March 23, 2009.  Read the full review! 

“Despite the sad story of the diaspora of the Cades Cove community, Kristin O’Donnell Tubb’s Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different is a joyous and humorous story of a resilient and spunky girl who finds a way to put her mark on everything she does.  Tubb works a lot of historical information about the displaced mountain communities of the Smokies into her narrative...”  BooksForKidsBlog, April 13, 2009.  Read the full review!

“Peppered...with Appalachian superstitions and homey, colorful phrases.”  Kirkus Reviews

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