great book!

the last time i read that was in elementary school. what a nice story. i love how she shows what the characters are thinking but she doesn't hit you over the head with it. the vocabulary and word choice was refreshing after reading the gail series which was geared more for children. this almost seemed like a children's book written for adults. it's very touching- i had to cry at the end as jess is grieving. the interesting thing is that it seems like it holds universial appeal. while jules reflected on grieving over her father (thank you for sharing that!) i was there grieving with jess feeling that the story was real and i was actually there. nice choice aubrey! see you on saturday for the movie!