I wasn't too thrilled with this one, unfortunately, and that's because of the writing style.
The story is told, and narrated by, a 9 year old boy, and that was my turn off. While I appreciate the attempt for realism, the purposeful misspellings and run away trains of thought wasn't really my cup of tea. The story was the only thing that grabbed me long enough to finish it, though you could guess what was going to happen pretty fast.
As someone said, even though it was a short book already, less would have been better.