True (...Sort of)

I loved Katherine Hannigan's book Ida B, so I was really excited to see she had a new book out--True (...Sort of).  This book is about Delly, a girl who considers herself all trouble and no good--no matter how hard she tries.  She loves surpresents (presents that are surprises) and feels one on the way on the day a new girl comes to town--Ferris Boyd.  Ferris doesn't speak and cannot be touched, so Delly has no clue how this is supposed to be her surpresent.  But soon Delly realizes that maybe there is a solution to all her trouble.

This was a wonderful book.  Just like in Ida B, I just loved the characters.  Each main character (Delly, Ferris, Brud, RB) have such depth that I just understood them and loved them.  Delly was a hilarious character with a Dellydictionary in the back of the book for all the words she makes up (mysturiosity, chizzle, Dellyday, Dellymergency, etc.).   The story was engaging, and I always wanted to keep reading.  It had lots of great messages but not overdone.  Really enjoyed it.

Rating: * * * (3/3 = Loved it)