A heartfelt novel with symbolic meaning and a distinct, clever character. Follow a young girl's journey (Bean), through her life as she faces obstacle after obstacle in new places, meeting new people.

A /must/ read-my favourite by far.

my favorite book this year. such an amazing story with plot twists and growth of the main character. epically awesome book.

Bean is such an inspirational character, and i loved to see her grow from being a little girl to an independant woman. I loved how her red samsonite carried all the important things, and the chapters were just basically how all of her preciuos items had a story to them.

i really liked this book. i like how bean collected "souvenirs" from important moments in her life. the story was so suspenseful that i couldn't put it down. =)

This book was really good!From such a young age the little girl has endured so much! She is truly an inspiration . Great book . I could not put it down! 8/10 * * * * stars

"I loved everything about this book, it is a MUST read!"

Amazing book! Bean is an inspiration.