Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Ferris
Kate DiCamillo · 2025
88/100
👍 Worth It
DiCamillo has written another luminous small-town summer story, and the grandmother's ghost — present not to say goodbye but to do something wilder — gives Ferris a genuinely surprising emotional shape. The Bank Street selection and favorable comparisons to Because of Winn-Dixie reflect a book that earns its place in the DiCamillo canon. Mortality is handled with the gentleness and honesty that makes her work resonate long after the last page.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety96
substance88
craft92
originality84
accuracy90
hype86
age-fit92
human-eye90
Penny’s verdict88
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