When the doctor recommends that David remain at home to recover after a long illness, David's parents recruit his Aunt Annie (he calls her "The Gawgon", a derogatory name) to tutor him. Although he is relieved that he does not have to return to Rittenhouse Academy, he dreads meeting with his tough aunt. His opinion of her quickly changes as she enlivens all subjects-history, Shakespeare, geometry. Then two major events transform his life-the stock market crash/Great Depression and Aunt Annie's death. As he adjusts to these unforeseen happenings, he matures.
For most of the book I wondered why the library had it categorized as "fantasy". At the end, David imagines Aunt Annie talking to him, almost like a ghost. Maybe this is why they labeled it "fantasy"?? Interspersed are stories David creates which are based on his current area of study. At first I was annoyed by them, wanting to return to the main story.
Warnings: lying (he confesses and tells the truth eventually), he admires his sister's friends who have "blossomed. His sisters warns them that he would try to look down their dresses. He admits this is true. Because of her warning, he "could only ogle" from a distance.
-Borrowd from the library.
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