“DiCamillo returns to her native Florida in her newest novel and she writes with a level of mastery that will take your breath away. One moment you'll be laughing, and the next your laughter will turn to tears. Three little girls who have already shouldered more than their share of loss form an uncertain alliance over the meaning of life, baton-twirling, and Florence Nightingale. Who will win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire 1975 competition? Every reader will!”