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A review by carlybailey
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya
5.0
I read this book because it was assigned for my YA Lit class.
I would absolutely teach this book in my classroom, and I think that it should be taught in public schools. "The Girl Who Smiled Beads" is a memoir by Clemantine Wamariya about the Rwandan Genocide. Clemantine was forced to flee her home when she was six with her older sister, Claire. So many of us in the U.S. are privileged and have never been in want of anything. This novel will force students to gain a new perspective and look beyond themselves. Wamariya rejects the idea that she is weak or a victim because of her past, and takes control of her narrative.
Drugs: None
Sex: There are several mentions of sexual violence during the Rwandan Genocide. Claire becomes pregnant at sixteen.
Language: Mild
Rock&Roll: Clemantine and her family are displaced due to the Rwandan Genocide. She struggles with integrating into Western society. When Clemantine is reunited with her mother and father, their relationship becomes strained.
Violence: The Tutsi people and moderate Hutus are slaughtered. Claire is abused by her husband.
I would absolutely teach this book in my classroom, and I think that it should be taught in public schools. "The Girl Who Smiled Beads" is a memoir by Clemantine Wamariya about the Rwandan Genocide. Clemantine was forced to flee her home when she was six with her older sister, Claire. So many of us in the U.S. are privileged and have never been in want of anything. This novel will force students to gain a new perspective and look beyond themselves. Wamariya rejects the idea that she is weak or a victim because of her past, and takes control of her narrative.
Drugs: None
Sex: There are several mentions of sexual violence during the Rwandan Genocide. Claire becomes pregnant at sixteen.
Language: Mild
Rock&Roll: Clemantine and her family are displaced due to the Rwandan Genocide. She struggles with integrating into Western society. When Clemantine is reunited with her mother and father, their relationship becomes strained.
Violence: The Tutsi people and moderate Hutus are slaughtered. Claire is abused by her husband.