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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Abandonment
Minor: Ableism, Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Slavery, Grief, Pregnancy, Colonisation
Residential schools mention, divorce mention.
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Wesley is not legally part of the people that her mother and family belong to, because of rules about percentage of blood (Blood Quantum Laws) which were imposed on native Americans by colonists. This does not make her any less of her people, the Upper Skagit Tribe. It just means she can’t vote on triable issues, when she comes of age. But that doesn’t mean she is not Indiginous, and so on this day, that the story takes place, Indigenous People’s Day, she is so excited. She has written a poem for the school paper about how her people belong here, in the area of Washington state that she lives in.
She is hoping the school will mention this special day, or that people will say something about her poem. As we go through her day with her, we learn more about how important this is to her, and why.
I love this book because it is showing middle grade students that indigenous people belong just as much as any other student. That it is important to acknowledge that. Plus, that there are many ways to commemorate the day, as she finds out later from another student, new to the school.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
She is hoping the school will mention this special day, or that people will say something about her poem. As we go through her day with her, we learn more about how important this is to her, and why.
I love this book because it is showing middle grade students that indigenous people belong just as much as any other student. That it is important to acknowledge that. Plus, that there are many ways to commemorate the day, as she finds out later from another student, new to the school.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
We Still Belong is a wonderful, heartfelt book that’s easy to fly through. Wesley is an important character, and I’m excited to show her to kids at my store. There’s so many good conversations going on in this book and Christine Day juggled all of them perfectly. I’m really looking forward to reading her other books now!
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.