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A Game of Fox & Squirrels by Jenn Reese

5 reviews

hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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adventurous challenging hopeful reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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challenging emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I thought this was such a great book. It was a very powerful book about a young girl who goes with her sister to stay with her aunt and her aunt's wife after something happened at their home. I liked the idea of the author to create a game to help our main character to understand about what happened and to come to terms that her father is not a nice man and she is safer away from him. I also think the illustrations were very beautiful. 

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Discusses sensitive topics in a very thoughtful way. I like that you could read the story literally or metaphorically and it was well done either way. Great chapter book for middle grade readers. 

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