This novel has definitely caught my attention. I could not stop reading it from the moment I opened it because I can relate in so many ways to Sophie’s life. One of the main things I have in common is her relationship with her grandmother. I grew up with my grandparents when my parents migrated to the United States. For five years I lived with them. Like Sophie, I’m sure that their grandparents always cooked a lot of food and mine sure did. They did everything to make my sisters and I happy when my parents went away. When we had to leave Guyana to come to New York, my grandma came on the journey with us to the airport. Susan and I had a different traveling experience however. Hers was very sad as she had to witness a person being killed because of all the issues within the government. My experience however was great because I was so excited to go on a plane for the first time. And, it sure was exciting!