This is a huge and beautiful story in a short 247 pages. I hope everyone will read it.
An orphan who is bullied, a girl with cancer, a Mom who dies, a magician, a special dog and others all swirl around each other
like stars in the universe telling a bigger story than themselves. The characterization is brilliant. The story is about the gain and loss of loved ones but it’s told with a light touch that makes it accessible while at the same time heartbreaking, uplifting,
and, ultimately, optimistic. Somehow it offers a new understanding of how we journey on always changing and expanding; creations of all those we have loved whether they can stay with us or not.
September 15, 2017