True: Delly Pattison likes surpresents (presents that are a surprise). The day the Boyds come to town, Delly's sure a special surpresent is on its way. But lately, everything that she thinks will be good and fun turns into trouble. She's never needed a surpresent more than now. True: Brud Kinney wants to play basketball like nothing anybody's ever seen. When the Boyds arrive, though, Brud meets someone who plays like nothing he's ever seen. True: Ferris Boyd isn't like anyone Delly or Brud have ever met. Ferris is a real mysturiosity (an extremely curious mystery). True: Katherine Hannigan's first novel since her acclaimed Ida B is a compelling look at the ways friendships and truths are discovered. It's all true ( ...sort of).
I thought this book was really cute. It's about a younger girl who has a bad habit of getting in trouble. She then meets a new friend who helps her out in more ways than just that. I loved all the relationships in this books. They were all so complex but perfectly realistic. The main character, Delly, was really fun. She made up cool words and always wanted to have a good time. Her developing relationship with Ferris Boyd was also fun to watch. That's what this book is mainly about, relationships, and the author did it perfectly. It's hard to review this book without giving anything away because the ending is a little sad and rough. It's not all butterflies and rainbows here but it was a perfect ending.
