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Aug 19, 2017julia_sedai rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This is a middle-grade story and I read it one day. I only picked it up because I happened to see it at the library and I have a dim memory of seeing a preview for the movie when I was a kid. I think if this was a true story, I would have believed it more. The thing is, it seems like a true story, but then it isn't, so then at the end I was kind of thinking, "What's the point of this book? Is this even believable? Could something like this have actually happened?" Anyway, I think the author does do a good job of writing about a moody teenager. In fact, the main character is a bit like I was at age 14, feeling that the whole world hates you and getting angry at everything (although I did not have a perfect sister to compare with). However, it got annoying after a while. And to be completely honest, I was creeeeeeeped out by the fact that she liked such an old man. I don't think it's really plausible, although I will concede that teenagers do form very weird crushes. I'm just glad she got over it pretty quickly. I don't really recommend it. It's okay, I guess. I was interested in their community on the island, and the crab fishing, but the end few pages about her in the Appalachian mountains seemed completely random and I didn't really buy it. I'm having a hard time writing what I actually think about this book because it was just so unspectacular.