I have been looking forward to reading this for a while. Looking at the cover, I thought this would be a really cure story: the cover draws me in right away. But, I must admit, I thought this story started of very slowly. It was hard for me to get into and really understand the story line. However, somewhere, somehow, the story line changed, and I became completely enthralled into the text and the plot that I became very emotionally connected as I read about Annie and her parents and how they come to cope with the loss of Jared. I always try to make connections with my personal life and this story really hit home. I have a 9 year old who is just like Annie. I was hoping the story line with Mrs. Finch was more developed, I had a hard time making the connection between the fish pictures and the open umbrella? But, as a Bluebonnet Award Nominee, this was a good read.
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