It was a very interesting book, different then anything we had read recently. I read it to my children and they thoroughly enjoyed it. There is one part of the book that was annoying. The book was written in England, and at one point they go to Italy and meet some Americans. The Americans spoke like they were from England not Atlanta. The book would have benefited from a little more research into the word choice of an upper class girl from the south. Beyond that the book was enchanting.