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As the Crow Flies
by Melanie Gillman
This book has beautiful artwork, done entirely in colored pencil.
We need more books like this because of who the characters are. The main character is the only queer black female (her words) on an all-female backpacking trip and worries about fitting in. The main supporting character is transgender and also feels like she doesn't belong.
This is an eye-opening read, as everybody has something to learn. The camp counselor makes seemingly innocent comments that actually are hurtful and confusing to our main characters, and we see how they handle it or sometimes how they should have handled it.
As this is a religious camp and the main character struggles with whether she believes in God, this book does have strong religious themes in it.
In terms of story itself, the plot ends way too soon. I think we have more to learn, and it should have ended after returning back to the campsite, not before they reach the peak.
We need more books like this because of who the characters are. The main character is the only queer black female (her words) on an all-female backpacking trip and worries about fitting in. The main supporting character is transgender and also feels like she doesn't belong.
This is an eye-opening read, as everybody has something to learn. The camp counselor makes seemingly innocent comments that actually are hurtful and confusing to our main characters, and we see how they handle it or sometimes how they should have handled it.
As this is a religious camp and the main character struggles with whether she believes in God, this book does have strong religious themes in it.
In terms of story itself, the plot ends way too soon. I think we have more to learn, and it should have ended after returning back to the campsite, not before they reach the peak.