On the surface this was a very simple, quiet book but the layers underneath were subtly complex.
Amelia is really upset that she isn't going somewhere special over spring break especially since her dad actually has the time off too. But her dad is a real quiet professor and lately Amelia feels disconnected. So, Amelia decides to go to her favorite pottery place. There she meets Casey who is staying with his aunt while his parents try to fix their marriage. Soon Casey and Amelia hit it off and invent a fun game of creating characters out of the people they see walking around. But things get weird when Casey thinks one lady is the spirit of her mom. Who is she? And why does she keep seeing her?
At that point the book really opens up to Amelia and her dad reconnecting and "sweeping up the heart". Simple but lovely.
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