A beautifully written story of friendship between a Wampanoag boy and an English girl. The girl, Bethia, tells the story looking back from three different points in her life, remembering. I thought the characters were well developed and very believable. The only thing maybe not so well developed was the relationship between Bethia and her future husband. Given Bethia's obedience to God's law and compared to the development of Bethia's relationships with many other characters, the events that unfolded in the library when they were alone together seemed out of character for her. Of course, many of us could be overwhelmed by a room full of books...