I would definitely recommend this book. It was a great coming of age novel. It was interesting unlike a lot of stories about growing up. I wanted it to keep going after it ended. If I could change one thing it would probably be the ending. I would have extended it to when they moved in and how their new home in the city was. Other than that, I enjoyed this book. i would only recommend this to mature people though. Not anyone that hears the word rape and laughs. It had mature content. Overall I would say that EVERYONE needs to read this book. OMG, it was really good, lol. (: