This was was right up there with The Bell Bandit for me. The issues it dealt with really hit home and were done really well. So that's why it gets 5 stars but really I would say 4.5 but Goodreads doesn't let you do that. I wish this book had been around when I was a kid, it would have helped me deal with some of the stuff I was going through. I also might have become a magician! I hope there's a next one.