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We Still Belong

Christine Day

4.19 AVERAGE

moonytoast's review

4.5

emotional inspiring lighthearted

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

We Still Belong is such a beautiful, bite-sized story about a young girl whose big dreams for Indigenous People's Day—people reading her poem about the holiday in the student newspaper and asking her crush, Ryan, out to the middle school dance—don't go according to plan.

This is my first foray into reading anything by Christine Day, but she just writes in such a genuine and thoughtful way to where the heart of the main character, Wesley Wilder, just leaps off the page. Reading it feels like a warm hug and a promise of belonging, despite everything the world may say or throw at you.

NOTE: I haven't read much middle grade since I was the target age demographic, but I want to read more now that I'm working in a public library and want to provide more diverse reading options for these kids, since it's a pretty small town and the resources for reading outside the library are fairly limited.

Content Warnings

evamadera1's review against another edition

4.0

I love the approach that Day took with this character who wants to honor her indigenous heritage, even though she is distantly enough related to not qualify for tribal citizenship. Unfortunately, nothing else about this book stood out enough for me to remember clearly. It also does not help that I wrote this review over a week after reading the book. Day tackles a tricky subject with care. I just wish it had made more of an impact on me.