“Though Mouserella doesn’t think there is much to share, she actually finds lots of everyday things to talk about: creating seed parachutes, visiting a museum..”
A young girl like Linnea is allowed to travel to France without her family and even share a hotel room with an elderly gentleman who is not of her immediate family.
“Andrea shares a room with me. We’re lucky because we have a double room. It’s got a bunk bed and two desks to do homework on. It’s great. Andrea sleeps on the top bunk and I sleep on the bottom. Andrea hardly ever wants to trade. She’s only twelve, just two years older than me, but she acts like that gives her a right to everything!”