i am in 7th grade and they make us read like 5 big books during the year, first it was catherine called birdy...which i DESPISED...then it was walk two moons...when i got i was like great! another books **very sarcastically** and i read the first couple of pages and i thought, hm...not too bad...so i read and read and read until i realized i was done! that is the best book ever!!! its filled with surprises and it has a great ending it really did make me cry...lol i know it sounds corny, but it did and THERES NUTHING BAD ABOUT THIS BOOK