Stories about scholarships kids surrounded by rich people always resonate with me on some level. I really loved seeing how Nancy was affected by her position in specific ways, like how her friend could fly overseas to see her relatives every year while Nancy's family was too poor for her to ever see her relatives. 

I liked most of the book, but I really didn't like the climax and resolution, arguably the most important parts. I also think the author overuses sentence fragments in a way that interrupts the flow.