probably will get this one confused with the Lost Children book that I just recently read (also about falling into another world with unfortunate children), but it was definitely different. I actually loved the writing in this one--very non-traditional (the author tends to jump in at times and just talk as herself) chapter 16 starts out, "As i write this, there's a spider on my wall, and it's tempting to reach out and smash it." and ends, "Go in peace, little brown spider. You're welcome here." and the next chapter begins with the main character rescuing a small spider--just a small incident, not at all a big deal or integral to the storyline, but a very charming little detail. And that's how all of the writing is, full of charming details that make the story fun and easy to read, like discovering hidden nooks in your house where you can curl up and take a good nap.

As a reminder to myself, this one involves falling into another world, a witch who supposedly eats children, but who is in fact quite harmless, an epidemic of the flu that sweeps through a camp full of children hiding from the witch, and the protagonist who thinks she is a changeling.