A review by lfinkenkeller
All the Answers by Kate Messner

5.0

I just finished "All the Answers." I loved, loved, loved it. I laughed at the father's world famous Kale Doughnuts and her sister's various names. I marveled at Sophie and Ava's friendship. I relished the fact that her parents and family were normal, kind and loving. My heart was filled with joy when the girls helped fulfill the elderly people's wishes, especially when she played "The Sunny Side of the Street" for her her grandfather and got her mother to be strong. I was surprised to find out who was the voice of the pencil. I want to remember the quotations, "A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not what ships are built for." - John A. Shedd, and "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." - Mahatma Gandhi. But most of all I loved the theme of the book, "The best we can do is to make peace with our questions, learn who we are, know our strengths, and do the best we can with the gifts we've been given while we're here."

One of my favorite reads of the summer!