I'm a very big reader and so I can tell what is and what's not a good book. Right now, all I can tell you is that I found the book very...wearisome! No offense to all of you guys that like it, but I had to read this with my class and I literally fell asleep! I'm not saying Marguerite de Angeli is not a good writer, because this is the first book I've read of hers, but I'm just telling you guys that there's absolutely no action! (in my opinion, that is). But hey, that's my point of view. Read if for yourself.