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roseleaf24 's review for:
The Wrong Way Home
by Kate O'Shaughnessy
challenging
hopeful
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Newbery Honor 2025
This was a powerful story that brilliantly shows all the emotions of a child in a traumatic situation. The wrongness of the cult is so clear to the reader, but it’s also so believable that it would be normal to those inside. I read this very quickly, as there was a child in danger almost the whole time, and I can’t sit on that. I loved these characters and their journey.
This was a powerful story that brilliantly shows all the emotions of a child in a traumatic situation. The wrongness of the cult is so clear to the reader, but it’s also so believable that it would be normal to those inside. I read this very quickly, as there was a child in danger almost the whole time, and I can’t sit on that. I loved these characters and their journey.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping
Minor: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail