A review by 1kelsey_jw
Stealing by Margaret Verble

emotional informative sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Written like a journal into the past from the view point of nine year old Kit, a young Cherokee girl living her life in the 1950s in Louisiana. What I enjoyed about this story was the historical significance in the haunting retelling of what it was like for a young indigenous girl in the 1950s who was taken from her home due to traumatic events and what it was like to be shipped to a Christian boarding school. I greatly appreciated the gentleness and sensitivity the author took in the moments at the boarding school. 

However, the format for this book was not for me. Following the narrative of a nine year old did feel like following incomplete sentences and thoughts, which at one point the narrator does admit to. As a uncorrected copy, this may change, but the ending did feel a little abrupt. I’m torn as a mood reader in giving it 3.5 or 3.75 stars. #netgalley #stealing 
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