This was a easy way to spend an afternoon, I liked the story it was very upbeat mostly, the only real problem I had was the historical footnotes, I just got kinda lost with them. I would have much preferred the actual note right there. You need an understanding of early colonial times in America to really be able to enjoy this one as just a light read. I would really recommend it though. I think it would also go well as a full animated feature for a time piece to be shown in a history class for children. Not to say this is a children's book but I think young ones would benefit from it