Newbery Winner. What else should I say?
Very engaging book about a girl, Flora, a squirrel, Ulysses, a neighbor boy, William Spiver, and other assorted people, including her divorce parents.
At first it seems like an entertaining fantasy about a squirrel that can type poetry, but there are many more layers to the story. This book has the relationships questions and shifting feelings about parents, divorce, and how kids feel about it. William Spiver has his own issues beyond Flora's and while unresolved, he is at least heard.
The vocabulary is a big part of this book. kids will definitely know what "malfeasance" is by the time they are through with the book. It is rather like her Tales of Despereaux.
The ending is awesome, but no spoiler alert here!
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