Phantasmagorical!

Dory Fantasmagory is getting Newbery buzz and once I read it, I can see why.  It's just that there are SO many great books out this year!  Right now my favorite is Caminar.
The little blurb on goodreads.com, as you can see compares Dory to Junie B. and Ivy and Bean.  Well....I don't know.  I find JBJ and I and B to be very mean girls.  But I didn't see Dory as being mean...yet, there was the incident with the doctor.  But still!
Now maybe it is just my prejudice against JBJ and I and B, but I think it is a great disservice to Dory to compare her to these girls. Dory's a good kid, I think!  I don't think she will be bullying kids at at school, like JBJ and I and B are sure to do once they hit middle school.  
Wait...look at this video I found when I was looking up the world fantasmagory!  As I watched this film, I wondered if Abby Hanlon was influenced by it when she wrote Dory.  I just emailed her.  I hope she answers!  Great, great book with awesome illustrations.  I loved this book so much!  And while it is a girl main character, I do think that dudes would like this, a lot.