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molly_dettmann's review against another edition
3.0
Larger picture book with lots of big illustrations, but tiny words. Overall a sweet story about standing up for yourself and figuring out how much your family really loves you, even when they don’t show it well.
mat_tobin's review against another edition
4.0
Feather's family, a father and three older brothers, emigrated from Russia and now live in France. With dad no longer working in the Russian mines and driving a taxi for ten hours every night instead and no mother around, Feather finds herself bullied into doing all the housework by her three older, bigger brothers. Oleg adores football, Ivan eating and Vlad lives to learn. In the time that she has, Feather loves to play the piano.
Yet when her father notices his daughter sporting a black eye Feather decides enough is enough and, taking her future into her own fists, she begins to box. Relentlessly, she trains, wins more fights against her bothers and boxes competitively only to find, when she succeeds and has gained the respect and admiration of her siblings, that the piano she lived so passionately for, calls her again.
Feather is a great character. Strong, determined, willing to take a stand against the dominant men in her family. The artwork itself is outstanding with strong, stand-out colours and lines and presented in a portrait format which is tall and inviting and striking.
Yet when her father notices his daughter sporting a black eye Feather decides enough is enough and, taking her future into her own fists, she begins to box. Relentlessly, she trains, wins more fights against her bothers and boxes competitively only to find, when she succeeds and has gained the respect and admiration of her siblings, that the piano she lived so passionately for, calls her again.
Feather is a great character. Strong, determined, willing to take a stand against the dominant men in her family. The artwork itself is outstanding with strong, stand-out colours and lines and presented in a portrait format which is tall and inviting and striking.
jesssicawho's review against another edition
2.0
Story of a girl who is bullied by her bigger brothers, who takes up boxing to show them who’s boss. Her heart is never really into the sport and she only does it so they’ll leave her alone. I am HERE for girl power but this seemed off, like violence is the answer. Not a theme I liked reading to my daughter. Nice illustrations, though.
katlogbrenn's review against another edition
2.0
Anticlimactic: though it is about learning to fight in a boxing match, none of the training is exhibited and the match itself is omitted from the storytelling and illustrations.
ehawk's review against another edition
4.0
I love the sparse beauty of this book. What seems simple at first glance provides so many little details to think about. I can see this as an excellent book to read with a child, focusing on more details from the pages.
mat_tobin's review
4.0
Feather's family, a father and three older brothers, emigrated from Russia and now live in France. With dad no longer working in the Russian mines and driving a taxi for ten hours every night instead and no mother around, Feather finds herself bullied into doing all the housework by her three older, bigger brothers. Oleg adores football, Ivan eating and Vlad lives to learn. In the time that she has, Feather loves to play the piano.
Yet when her father notices his daughter sporting a black eye Feather decides enough is enough and, taking her future into her own fists, she begins to box. Relentlessly, she trains, wins more fights against her bothers and boxes competitively only to find, when she succeeds and has gained the respect and admiration of her siblings, that the piano she lived so passionately for, calls her again.
Feather is a great character. Strong, determined, willing to take a stand against the dominant men in her family. The artwork itself is outstanding with strong, stand-out colours and lines and presented in a portrait format which is tall and inviting and striking.
Yet when her father notices his daughter sporting a black eye Feather decides enough is enough and, taking her future into her own fists, she begins to box. Relentlessly, she trains, wins more fights against her bothers and boxes competitively only to find, when she succeeds and has gained the respect and admiration of her siblings, that the piano she lived so passionately for, calls her again.
Feather is a great character. Strong, determined, willing to take a stand against the dominant men in her family. The artwork itself is outstanding with strong, stand-out colours and lines and presented in a portrait format which is tall and inviting and striking.
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