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yungokssss's review
4.0
Wow! I was a little surprised, but I enjoyed this read! Really great, and I looooved the unfolding surprises! This should be on everyone's to-read shelf!
jameyanne's review
3.0
This was a really sweet book and I did enjoy reading it, however I found it a bit slow, with very little actual plot. It was also very predictable and kind of preachy. And the ending was way too neat for the situation it was depicting. It wasn’t bad, but it was far from an excellent read.
faithfullymoonstruck's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
This is quite an interesting story. It seems light on the front, despite the general topic and the reasons why these girls are in a group home, but I feel there's this underlying message and lesson to be taken away from this story. I had to think on this a bit, to be able to even formulate an idea about the book. Unfortunately, I feel it may be quite unrealistic in the portrayal of 11 year old girl behavior, especially when most of them have been in foster care their entire lives. Even for settled children, I find it hard for a child of this age to be so content to sit and knit, or listen to told stories, and be so entranced by the Knitting Lady. Pushing that aside, I did enjoy the connections and relationships these girls had with each other, and with the Knitting Lady. I really loved how the Knitting Lady used her own strengths and gifts to connect with the girls. There are so many dynamics in this book, for being so short, and for having one main idea on the front....lots of layers. As I'm talking about it, I'm finding I like it even more than I thought.
This is quite an interesting story. It seems light on the front, despite the general topic and the reasons why these girls are in a group home, but I feel there's this underlying message and lesson to be taken away from this story. I had to think on this a bit, to be able to even formulate an idea about the book. Unfortunately, I feel it may be quite unrealistic in the portrayal of 11 year old girl behavior, especially when most of them have been in foster care their entire lives. Even for settled children, I find it hard for a child of this age to be so content to sit and knit, or listen to told stories, and be so entranced by the Knitting Lady. Pushing that aside, I did enjoy the connections and relationships these girls had with each other, and with the Knitting Lady. I really loved how the Knitting Lady used her own strengths and gifts to connect with the girls. There are so many dynamics in this book, for being so short, and for having one main idea on the front....lots of layers. As I'm talking about it, I'm finding I like it even more than I thought.
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