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A review by justicepirate
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is a historical fiction story for middle grade aged children. I'd say, age 13 and up is a good age for this, as there is some violent situations mentioned that might be too much for younger kids.
Nisha is writing a diary to her deceased mother. She has grown up in India, but as she is writing in the diary, the country is being split into Pakistan and India. She lives on the Pakistan side, but her father in a Hindu, while her mother was Muslim. The family is figuring out where to go, how to go there, and what home will look like for them.
It was a well written story. It doesn't talk a lot about the situation that occurred in 1947, but it tells enough from an understanding of a 12-year-old, and I appreciated that. Some children just are thrown into situations without really fully comprehending what is going on around them.
Nisha is writing a diary to her deceased mother. She has grown up in India, but as she is writing in the diary, the country is being split into Pakistan and India. She lives on the Pakistan side, but her father in a Hindu, while her mother was Muslim. The family is figuring out where to go, how to go there, and what home will look like for them.
It was a well written story. It doesn't talk a lot about the situation that occurred in 1947, but it tells enough from an understanding of a 12-year-old, and I appreciated that. Some children just are thrown into situations without really fully comprehending what is going on around them.