This is a middle grade book about grief and how to move on with life when a loved one has died.  It was very well done.  My only complaint with her books so far is the gravity of her topics.  It's a complaint I have with most middle grade books though.  The problems in our kids' story don't always need to be so earthshattering.  I enjoyed the dual setting of the UK and US.  The author's does dual settings well.  She is a talented middle grade writer and I'll be on the look out for more of her books.