Spring 2005 Review

Kate Malone is a normal small-town girl, Pastor's kid, basically everything going for her. She's a straight-A student trying to get into a prestigious college. When she isn't accepted, she thought that was the end of her world. Little did she know, her mental neighbors would move in after their house was burned down by a fire. She can't stand her neighbors and wants to help to do everything for them to move back into their own place. In the end, she ends up making some really nice friends. She learned a lesson about how not to judge a book by it's cover, especially when you don't really know the person.

I thought the book was somewhat believable, yet it had some unrealistic qualities. The book was very interesting, however and made me look at life with an open mind. I thought the characters, such as her neighbors, could have been made more appealing in the book. I would recommend it to junior high and high school students. It will be more relate able to older students. Although I would not read it again, it wouldn't hurt to try it out for yourself. Overall, it was an okay book.