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alicebme's review against another edition
5.0
Definitely worth a read. I travel frequently to PNW, and the setting was familiar. I didn’t enjoy the tween friendship woes, but they are realistic for sure
silverfeather's review against another edition
3.0
(3.5) read for Library Materials for Children course
laura_cs's review against another edition
5.0
Don't mind me, I'm just going to be sobbing over this book for a few days...
gwenhwyfar82's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-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
requlus's review against another edition
5.0
Such an important book that I feel everyone needs to read. Now, I want to watch documentaries and read and know more about the people and their struggle.
libwinnie's review against another edition
2.0
I was engaged in Edie's story in the beginning and it felt promising. I appreciated the honest look at the forced separation of Native children from their parents and I feel like we don't have a lot of indigenous representation. My concern is that is quite heavy-handed and maybe more of an issue book than a well-developed story.
kimbyy's review against another edition
3.0
educational but the plot was kind of weirdly set up? i didn't love the characters or the ending
ninakeller's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful children’s book that features Native American identity, a reckoning with brutal child separation policy in the US, an exemplary writing and creative process by a child, and woven themes of belonging and gratitude for family.
pocketwatchcrow's review against another edition
5.0
Heartwarming. Sad. Family. A warm hug. A dark hole.
That’s how I would describe this book. There were so many ups and downs, but it kept me reaching for more the whole way. After I read the final pages, acknowledgments and all (which I don’t do often enough), I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Can’t stop thinking about it, and it’s been three days.
A quick overview: Edie has known that her mom was born to native parents but was adopted by a white family as an infant. Edie assumes that means her mom doesn’t know anything about her biological family. That assumption is wrong. Edie finds a box with her name on it, but while the woman in the photos bears striking resemblance to her, they’re not Edie. Could this beautiful woman be a part of the family she’s never known about? Could these letters be a clue to the past she’s always wondered about?
The answer is yes. The box is full of clues.
This story is so well done, the letters truly bring this other character to life even while following Edie’s own story of friendship and family.
That’s how I would describe this book. There were so many ups and downs, but it kept me reaching for more the whole way. After I read the final pages, acknowledgments and all (which I don’t do often enough), I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Can’t stop thinking about it, and it’s been three days.
A quick overview: Edie has known that her mom was born to native parents but was adopted by a white family as an infant. Edie assumes that means her mom doesn’t know anything about her biological family. That assumption is wrong. Edie finds a box with her name on it, but while the woman in the photos bears striking resemblance to her, they’re not Edie. Could this beautiful woman be a part of the family she’s never known about? Could these letters be a clue to the past she’s always wondered about?
The answer is yes. The box is full of clues.
This story is so well done, the letters truly bring this other character to life even while following Edie’s own story of friendship and family.