Reviews

A Sky-Blue Bench by Bahram Rahman

canadianbookworm's review

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

https://cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2022/11/a-sky-blue-bench.html

stenaros's review

3.0

In Afghanistan, a girl with a helper leg builds a bench so she can sit comfortably in class. Good summation of ramifications of war.

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wanderingbookwormsf's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring

5.0

alexao's review

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

libscote's review

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Ingenuity. 

whitecat5000's review

hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.0

A cute story.  A little abrupt at the end, but cute none the less. 

earldizon's review

4.0

I love books showing creative and ingenious ways people have found to promote education especially for girls. After a landmine (one of the many still leftover from previous wars) accident forces Aria to wear a prosthetic leg, she finds it's too painful to sit on the ground while trying to learn so she decides to build a bench herself. Eye opening. An example of how it's so important to write stories only one can tell.

redmoon's review

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.25