Flora the main character in this book is having a hard time finding out her role in the world. Her mother claims she’s a “natural-born cynic.” She often turns to her comic book, The Illuminated Adventures of the Amazing Incandesto, for advice on the problems that confront her on a daily basis.
Problems confront Flora immediately in the book. She witnesses a bizarre incident involving a squirrel and a vacuum cleaner that sets the story in motion. Flora continually makes choices to solve her problems once she becomes involved with the squirrel, Ulysses. Kate DiCamillo does an excellent job getting you interested in the story with an eccentric cast of characters that are multi-dimensional. It’s definitely hard to put down.
If you like Flora & Ulysses I would strongly suggest any of her other books, but one of my favorites is The Tiger is Rising.
Problems confront Flora immediately in the book. She witnesses a bizarre incident involving a squirrel and a vacuum cleaner that sets the story in motion. Flora continually makes choices to solve her problems once she becomes involved with the squirrel, Ulysses. Kate DiCamillo does an excellent job getting you interested in the story with an eccentric cast of characters that are multi-dimensional. It’s definitely hard to put down.
If you like Flora & Ulysses I would strongly suggest any of her other books, but one of my favorites is The Tiger is Rising.