This absolutely quiet gem of a book kept me entranced from the beginning. Grace has grown up on her grandparent's farm in Indiana, wandering in the fields and ponds among frogs and lizards. When her mother moves to New York City, she is really out of her element until she runs into a store called Fang & Claw where she meets Walter, the owner's son, and starts hanging out everyday taking care of lizards, snakes and other assorted reptiles. Just as wounded snakes lose their skins under her care, Grace finds herself having a hard time growing into her own new body, but her friendship with Walter and Spot, her iguana, help.