Like many readers, I have such a soft spot in my heart for Kate DiCamillo. She is a national treasure, and my favorite of her novels is The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Ferris was a cute slice of life story about a complicated family living in a multigenerational household. It weirdly gave very similar vibes to a novel I recently read cal Mercury by Amy Jo Burns - not at all for the school aged crowd, but the same vibes: melancholy and oddball, set in a small town, life lessons learned, ultimately heartwarming. I wouldn’t say it’s up there with her best work, but still lovely.