Flora, a "cynic" girl. Ulysses, a "superhero" squirrel. They are both extraordinary, and they blend into each other's life. Of course, there is the universe around them also. Through out the story, Flora tells herself "do not hope, instead, observe", "cynics don't cry", but is it really true? Should Flora hope when all she can do is hope? Did she just experience love? To the squirrel, he feels nothing like before. How can there be so many wonderful things in the world? Why hadn't he notice before? They started to understand and believe in each other. Their changes affected deeply not only themselves, but the people around them. In this poetic, classic and original novel, Kate DiCamillo tells us a whole new adventure mixed with little pieces of love and hatred. Along with the comics, poems and characters, the story melts in my heart.