Reviews

Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

ale_edde's review

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

5.0

Fantastic

jcarsrud's review

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

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

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

inspiring fast-paced

4.0

draculaura21's review

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.

readmoreyall's review

5.0

The book is gorgeous and the authors note is AMAZING.

taylormadespines's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

carolineinthelibrary's review

5.0

This is an absolutely beautiful story about George and Tama and the love they built in Minidoka, a Japanese American internment camp. If you want a sweet and inspiring story about what it means to be human, this is it.