This book was lovely. I had a group of three students who chose this for their book project. Typically I don't let students do the same project at the same time; it just leads to cheating. But, I allowed it this time and I'm so glad I did. They each chose a different aspect of this book to discuss and they had me sold on reading this just as soon as I could get my hands on it. One talked about the characters, another about the plot and mood, and another about the ideas of justice and redemption.
And goodness, does Jeff Zentner absolutely slay in all of these areas. I seriously don't know why it took me so long to read this book.

I don't even want to write out much about this book because that will just delay you in reading it. Go read it now. Seriously.