Grover

Grover and his father adjust to life after the death of Grover's mother. Grover lives in a small Southern town and part of the delight of reading this book is the depiction of the slightly-right-of-normal characters who inhabit the town including Grover himself and his friends. It is the feeling of complete truth about every experience Grover faces that I enjoyed most about this story.

Grover is on the list for the 1001 Children's Books You Must Read.