I loved this book!!! I've read in maybe fifty times and never tire of it. The rest of the series is also great, and I'm up to book #18. This is the start of something great. It's a phemomenon with friends in my area. These books are never at the library- they're always taken!!!I think it's great Ms Applegate is giving us something encouraging and enjoyable to read, especially when reading is not considered a cool thing to do