Budin, Miriam Lang. Review of Rundown.

School Library Journal (August 1999). Commends Rundown because "Deft characterization and adroit descriptions of setting and motivation raise Cadnum's writing above the commonplace." Budin recognizes that "Readers may not always like the people who populate this book, but they will believe they are real."

"Cadnum, Michael." In Authors and Artists for Young Adults. Volume 23. Detroit: Gale, 1998, pp. 7-15. Features a list of Cadnum's publications, including short stories in anthologies and magazine pieces, and includes interview excerpts, book synopses, and bibliographical sources.

"Cadnum, Michael." In Something about the Author. Volume 87. Detroit: Gale, 1996, pp. 32-34. Provides biographical information, discussion of Cadnum's work for both adults and teenagers, and a list of resources.

Campbell, Patty. "The Sand in the Oyster."

Horn Book 70 (May-June 1994): 358-62.

Compares Cadnum to Robert Cormier for his literary presentation of deviant adolescent behavior, emphasizing how his word choices...