  | Full Text Reviews: Booklist - 05/15/2018 Davy and his mom have just moved to Topsea, and Davy can already tell it’s weird. His locker is located in the bottom of the swimming pool, people bolt down furniture for Gravity Maintenance Day, there’s an infestation of skittering black crabs, and no one remembers his name. His mom assures him that these differences (racing across the school boardwalk so the troll doesn’t get you, finding squirming seaweed in your cereal, avoiding the yellow-eyed rock cats) are just a part of coastal living, but Davy feels like the only normal kid in a very not-normal town, and he longs to fit in. The story itself (a boy learns to adjust in a new town) is a bit thin, but the reader hardly minds when the world is so wonderfully weird. The landscape, characters, and experiences are complex, quirky, and funny. Best of all, you can feel how much fun the storytellers are having. All in all, it’s a nice celebration of individuality, friendship, and embracing your uniqueness. - Copyright 2018 Booklist. Loading...
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