This book was given to me by a friend who was re-reading the book for probably the gazillionth time. She handed it to me, almost a little sadly and said I would love the book.
She is psychic.
I loved the book.
The first 150 pages are just enough to make me smile and laugh not because their funny but because their so well written and amazing, you don't realize that you read not 10 pages, not 20 but 50, 100! That's how fast you'd read this book.
The story begins with Betty and Joe McCloud. Average, saintly people who live in Lowland County. They don't upset "Providence" and they don't do anything out of the ordinary. Of course, they had an abnormal child. It was only irony playing it's sick trick.
Piper, they named her, can float. Every since she was an itty bitty baby, somehow, she always floated off the ground just a few inches.
Betty never said anything, only worried a little until one day.
Betty was changing Piper on the table. The basic process: Cover nose, open diaper, throw away diaper, change diaper, breathe and exhale.
Betty left Piper on the table while changing her diaper and turned her back on her. That instant, Piper rolled off the table.
Normal children would hit the floor and cry and cry and cry until they were comforted. But Piper never hit the ground. She floated.
When Piper was five was the first time Betty decided to voice her opinions on the child to her husband. Joe only nodded because he was a man of little words.
When Piper got older, she saw a little bird get pushed out a tree and start flying. That gave her an idea.
She climbed onto the roof and she jumped off and flew!
Her parents didn't encourage it much but Piper never stopped. She praticed and praticed until she could fly at will.
One day, Betty suggests going to the Fourth of July because of Piper's strangely good behaviour. Piper was estatic, being homeschooled and never being able to play with the other kids.
So they went but it wasn't all they thought it would be.
There was a baseball game and Piper was picked last. She wasn't a good baseball player, couldn't catch a ball for the life of her and she couldn't swing. But she was determined. So when a ball know one can catch is swung, Piper deciedes to impress everyone and get it by flying.
No one is impressed. In fact, they all leave.
The next day, Ms. Hellion and many agents come to Piper's house. Hellion asks Piper if she wants to go to a school with kids just like her. And Piper agrees, says bye and leaves.
Best stinking story ever.
Best ending. Best characters. Best plot twist and best moral ever!
Even a romantic nut like me who hoped for some kind of romance to bloom, I just got lost and didn't even think about that.
Rating: 10 out of 10
Just read it!!
Jay
I'm glad you liked it! That book is amazing and well written! I have to admit that the beginning is a tad bit slow but very descriptive! I loved it!
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