I liked the fact that you get to the heart of your characters and empathize with them. The fact that you are able to get inside the heads of your characters is fantastic. I want to read a book like this!
My wonderful childhood summers were spent at my cousins in Staten Island, NY. That was considered "country" by my siblings and I. I got to ride a bicycle all around town. It was such a thrill, I didn't have one at home. Tree's and grass, flowers and bushes it was just fantastic. The best part were the friends getting together and playing Monopoly and Life on somebody's porch. My husband call's Uncle Bobby's place my little Utopia. And it was, my summer place.
I love my library, they get your book from other libraries if necessary. They also have an excellent book sale section from donations. The hardbacks are a dollar and the paperbacks are twenty-five cents, I love it.