Because of the bombing of London, 11-year-old Felicity is taken by her parents to live with relatives in Maine in 1941. She slowly adjusts to her new family, including Uncle Gideon, who teaches sixth grade at the local school; Aunt Miami, who lives and breathes Shakespeare; “The Gram,” Felicity’s grandmother; and Derek, a 12-year-old adopted orphan whose dreams of military service have been dashed by a bout with polio. Felicity’s engaging personality and curiosity about letters arriving from Portugal written in code “stir up the soup” of life in the Bathburn household, but only time will tell if that’s a good thing.
This family is very quirky and it was difficult for me to really picture Felicity just being dropped here by her parents. The whole mystery in the family about her parents; the fact that Derek is hidden away and Felicity is not told; and the ending leaving so many unanswered questions makes this one tough to recommend.
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