honestly this was a read from childhood that has always stuck with me and i will go back to. it has such a whimsiness about it that makes you feel like a child again while reading it. gorgeous details that you can envision as well as a fun plot.
Haven't read it since I was 11, so not sure if it holds up, but this book had a hold on my lil middle school heart. I re-read it so many times, my copy was tattered!
I remember also liking Island of the Blue Dolphins when we read that in school!
i listen to this album and after nearly every song think “this is literally the best song ever”
the starting trio of freak/tin man/steamroller is so incredible