I would definitely recommend this book to others. The writing was quite simple but it was enjoyable and it kept my attention throughout the entire book. The other characters were also all very three-dimensional, they felt so real and the relationships in the book had a lot of depth but they were still quite simple at the core so kids will have no problem with the book. This is one of those books where you will cry from sadness but also cry from happiness too. Everything isn't what it seems in the story and I just thought it played out very nicely. I won't say much about the plot because I don't want to ruin anything but the story was good and I loved the magical element. It sort of reminded me of A Monster Calls - only in the sense that it's about a young boy who is in a horrible situation that he was too young to understand and a magical creature comes to his house but the two are two completely different stories. Ventrella really did a fantastic job with Stanley, he really sounded like a naïve 12 year old boy who was losing his innocence because of situations he couldn't understand at the beginning. The best thing about the book is the fact that it's told from a 12 year old's point of view. It may be a children's book but it's definitely a book that can be enjoyed by adults and teens too, in my opinion. Holy crap this book was so beautiful and heartbreaking.
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