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I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day

9 reviews

knittykittycraft's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Well, I didn't expect to sob like this over a middle grade book but here we are.  Really well told story of a modern tween learning her mother's adoption story. It starts off very usual tween-girl-friend-drama.  Most of the book is Edith, the main character, grappling with how to confront her parents about a secret. Talk of bullying and racism. The last chapter or two gets into an emotionally intense story of her mother's family history. Good for tweens and young teens grappling with big life stuff as well as education about the darker parts of American history and how it still effects families today.  
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outcrye's review

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emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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alliejm00's review

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emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

4.0

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steffiraquel's review

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My family hid my adoption from me until I was 18. I don't think I have still fully processed it so I don't think this is healthy for me 
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readingwithkaitlyn's review

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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aus10england's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.5

Oh, my heart. 

Loved this own voices story, I found it informative and heartwarming all at the same time. 

Something of note that I wanted to point out is that this book talks candidly about getting braces, which I think is really cool for a middle grade book. 

I being able to learn more about the native tribes in the area that I live, and how far we still have to come in honoring native voices in the Pacific North West. 
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readbetweenthespine's review

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dark emotional informative sad tense 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

3.75

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belle2008's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.5

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reading_ladies_blog's review

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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