Featherweight is a great historical fiction story about a girl named Annie who has a very harsh life. She starts out living with her family out of a wagon, traveling around from place to place basically begging for food and jobs. Eventually, she is sold to a boxer named Bill. He takes her in as his own daughter and from there the story really takes off. The characters are very well written, I loved Annie and Bill. The setting was also written perfectly with great descriptions and dialect.. This is an all-around great read. The author really knows how to tell a tale and I look forward to reading more from them.