Reviews

What Happened to You? by James Catchpole

lolocole's review

adventurous informative lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This is a brilliant if frustrating book. The whole point is that you don’t have the right to know someone’s story- however, everyone has a right to be treated as a person with thought, and dreams, and imagination beyond what you assume from what someone looks like on the outside. 

hanna_konneback's review

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-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

4.25

agdistis's review

fast-paced

4.0

sunflowerjess's review

informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Love the note in the back for adults of curious kids. 

jbrooks124's review against another edition

emotional reflective

4.0

A sweet story about a child with a limb difference wanting, as any child does, to be seen as they are and left to enjoy their games. I wish the "upstander" moment, for lack of a better term, had been a little stronger, but regardless this was short, sweet, and to the point.

mssarareads's review

informative reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

maireador20's review

informative lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

caitlyn216's review

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

arimas's review

emotional informative lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

shighley's review

5.0

So well done! The illustrations are a bit whimsical, even with a tough subject matter. A good book for children and adults. I do wonder if it really is the first book to deal with children and disabilities in this way.