The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya

The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After

Clemantine Wamariya with Elizabeth Weil

275 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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A riveting story of dislocation, survival, and the power of the imagination to save us. Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mother and father began to speak in whispers, when neighbors began to disappear, and when she heard the loud, u...

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Moods

emotional 77%
reflective 61%
challenging 58%
sad 52%
informative 50%
inspiring 43%
dark 39%
tense 22%
hopeful 21%
adventurous 8%

Pace

medium 72%
slow 14%
fast 12%

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4.23

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