This story of a deformed boy's adventures in middle school is a must read for young adults! There is a lot of love in it, love for children, love for friends, love for pets, and while the characters do all live in an upper west side bubble they are nonetheless likable.
While some of the characters made my more cynical, jaded side smart, the simple message of the book, as summed up by the fabulous school principal, to be "kinder than necessary" is one that we cannot be reminded of enough, and the content strongly supports any curriculum that empathizes empathy....