
Since Patterson wrote this book for her son, she didn't stray away from the hard issues. She teaches him about how to love others and to live without fear. She's alive with imagination and enthusiasm for life. When Jess meets his new neighbor, Leslie, however, everything changes. In total, he's sad and lonely, desperate to be understood or encouraged by somebody. And he lives on a farm, with no outlet to develop his passion for art. In every sphere of his life he is the misunderstood, powerless outcast. Patterson's book centers around the loneliness of the protagonist, Jess. Written by Kathryn Garia, Jessiel Mae Embog

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