Another lovely quiet sort of read set in 1959. Spinelli is a wonderful storyteller. He has a way of painting a world with his words. Yet I'm not sure who to give this book to? Maybe the points he's trying to make are a little too serious and too sad? I don't know. Sometimes I wish I could travel back in time and let my 10 year old self read a book for that child's perspective!! This might be good for kids who like historical fiction...