This is a really engaging book! The publisher's description makes it sound like a little kids' book, but I would categorize it more as Young Adult or preteen, due to a fair amount of violence, some sort of heavy existential/religious musings, and a few sexual innuendoes (Example: When the Captain begins transforming from a doll into a man, the workers at the orphanage are concerned because "there are the older girls to consider" and "he IS, after all, a sailor"). But seriously worth a read, even for adults.
