Reviews

Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

bubglub's review

emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

missberlyreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

fell4's review

emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

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

3.75

kelseywaters's review

3.0

Beautiful illustrations. A love story within historical fiction picture book. I like that it didn’t tell kids the story of how this all took place, but rather jumped into the actual story instead. Would like to use this to complement a middle school reading unit.

andrea_rebekah42's review

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

inaa_'s review

lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

friss_zucker's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

ofloveandlayovers's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

chantplant's review

emotional slow-paced

4.75

Beautiful artwork with a moving and deeply emotional story. A gentle way to teach young children about dark moments in history. 

serendipity421's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Racism

Moderate: Xenophobia and War