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Himawari House
by Harmony Becker
A nice quiet little story about a handful of young adults (literal adults) who are taking a gap-year and exploring life together in a foreign country. Explores different cultures (both eastern and western) and how we look at immigrant peoples, as well as how difficult it is to learn to get along in a new country (especially when you're just learning the language--or when none of the multiple languages spoken are your home language). Takes a look at family history, heritage, tradition, and expectations. There are a lot of big themes covered in a small amount of space and sometimes I wish they had been threaded a little more carefully. However, as it stands, the story and characters feel genuine and realistic.