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My son couldn't put this book down after the first chapter—the friendship between Jess and Leslie feels so real and raw. The way it handles loss and imagination had both of us tearing up at the end. A beautifully written story that stays with you.

The way the story captures that first rush of friendship and imagination had me tearing up by the final chapters—Katherine Paterson really knows how to write a bittersweet ending. My son finished it in two days and immediately started building a fort in the backyard.

I bought this for my 10-year-old, but I ended up reading it first—the way Jess and Leslie's friendship grows from that race scene felt so real and bittersweet. The paperback is lightweight and easy to carry around, and the story made me tear up by the last chapter. My kid loved it too, which is rare