I truly loved this book. Pauly Mahoney is the 12 year old progtagonist and she tells her story with humor, sadness, and spunk. The story is about what family really means. Is it the family you're born with or can you make your own? Pauly's quest for "the answer" to everything is such an enduring quality to me. I like the fact that the characters have such a broad age range as well. Buddy is eight and Tyb is 70 something so you get many different points of view. It would be great to read a sequel to this to see what is going on in their lives. The characters will stay with me for awhile. ( )

I'm a bit affronted that one of the reviewers compared the heroine of the story to Scout Finch. That is a huge comparison and I'm sorry to say that she just did not live up to those expectations. It's an interesting story about how our families are not only those we're born into, but sometimes we create families with other loved ones we meet throughout our lives. It was pretty fluffy, a nice feel-good story without much depth. I enjoyed reading it at a leisurely pace as the mood struck me :) ( )

I'm a bit affronted that one of the reviewers compared the heroine of the story to Scout Finch. That is a huge comparison and I'm sorry to say that she just did not live up to those expectations. It's an interesting story about how our families are not only those we're born into, but sometimes we create families with other loved ones we meet throughout our lives. It was pretty fluffy, a nice feel-good story without much depth. I enjoyed reading it at a leisurely pace as the mood struck me :) ( )

I didn't think I would like it, but I did. Very warm and loving book. ( )