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Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

flintsloveofbooks's review

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5.0

This was a beautifully written book about a shitty racist act in American history. Shocking, I know.

geektastically's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

5.0

liaviestbelle's review

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emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

5.0

ale_edde's review

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hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

rgag86's review

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5.0

Fantastic

jcarsrud's review

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hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

This is a great historical picture book based on a true story. I loved the amount of text on each page and think a 2nd grader could read it independently. I requested this for Valentine's Day and should do the same next year. Not the traditional vday book, but a love story, so it would fit!

lyriclorelei's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Tokuda-Hall managed to tell so much with this.

halfpintlaur's review

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5.0

Yonsei here! My grandparents also found love in the camps (Rohwer). This book is a very important part of history that isn’t talked about often. Scholastic offering publication under the premise that all references to racism were removed is an absolute outrage, not to mention a move in the opposite direction that society needs to strive for. In awe that the author refused their “offer.” Hearing the story, I knew I needed to purchase a copy to keep the history alive and teach my son the injustice that the Japanese Americans (and so many others) have faced in American history.

chelseavk's review

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inspiring fast-paced

4.0

draculaura21's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I cried. Would give more stars if I could. Absolutely beautiful.