I don’t know how Kate DiCamillo does it! She writes such wonderful stories about people coming together in somewhat obscure circumstances. But somehow, she makes it all seem natural. People overcome various obstacles within themselves (and outside of themselves, too), and they form bonds with each other that you wouldn’t expect. She’s masterful at writing about relationship, and this series is excellent.
Beverly Right Here is the third in a three-book series. It is hopeful and sad, thoughtful and fun. I would recommend it for junior high and up. Seriously, you can’t be too old. In fact, adults may appreciate some of it better than young people (I’m 51). I suspect, though, that young ones would hear things in and learn things from the story that would be very appropriate for where they’re at in life. I did not have the honor of reading Kate when I was young. She wasn’t writing yet. But I know I would have loved her. My children did. We’ve listened to and read many of her stories together. She is easily one of my 18-year-old daughter’s favorite authors (and she reads a lot and is planning to be a librarian, so that’s no small endorsement).