When Jamaica hears that Russell is moving away, she isn't sorry, since he was often mean to her. But then she begins to think of how she might feel if she were moving. "Havill here gives children insight into the phenomenon of acting out, where a child's distress about one aspect of life comes out in an unexpected way; Jamaica behaves realistically throughout, expressing her anger, but finding a way to reconcile with Russell before he leaves." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books