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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
I loved this book. Quigley illustrates strong family bonds and inherent sense of humor. The book also confronts common misconceptions about Native Americans.
emotional
funny
slow-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
A coming into self book about Apple and her summer spent with her Native American family from her mom’s side. This story is about finding her true self while grappling with the truth about her long deceased mother. It’s about the pain felt when a little one dies. It’s about finding and accepting herself for who she is, half Native American and half Caucasian.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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:
Complicated
Such a wonderful book. Apple is a girl who has never felt like she fits in. Then she goes and visits her mother's side of the family and learns what it means to be a part of a family and to face her fears. This book should be read by every teacher, as it is brimming with information about life on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As a Native American stuck in the middle, just like Apple, I will say this story just decided to take my heart and punch it to outer space. It was so good! Apple spends the summer with her mother's parents, her maternal grandparents, on the Turtle Mountain Reservation in North Dakota. Apple learns a lot more about her mother who has died when Apple was born.
I laughed, I definitely cried, and I'm glad to have read this book and I'm going to suggest to anyone, child, teen, or adult, who feels a bit in the middle.
I laughed, I definitely cried, and I'm glad to have read this book and I'm going to suggest to anyone, child, teen, or adult, who feels a bit in the middle.
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I kept comparing this to the wonderful The Brave by James Bird and I found it so inferior. I didn’t like her weird verbal outbursts or her inner monologue. The book has potential but I am passing this one by.
This is a sweet, wholesome, coming-of-age story about a girl learning how to be herself even as she feels in-between cultures because of her white father and Ojibwe mother. Not only is it a compelling, well-paced story, it's also packed with insights into Ojibwe culture. I really enjoyed the character development and the humor of this story.