

While Paul's parents are more understanding about his free spirit, despite some attempts by his mother to reign it in, Felicia's parents are described as much stricter and unbending in their positions.

Little do they know that Paul and his family, having recently moved from Chicago, are Felicia's next-door neighbors. This was a refreshing change of pace since situations like this one more often occur based on physical attraction. They both go for the same comic, showing that they clearly have common interests and aren't just seeing each other based on looks. Their instant connection at a tag sale (garage sale, if not familiar with this term) is believable, unlike some of the insta-relationships that occur in other books. Tomas follows new next-door neighbors, and seeming soulmates, Paul and Felicia.
