A review by danileighta
Meal by Soleil Ho, Blue Delliquanti

5.0

Before reading this book, I really had not thought about eating insects. I mean, I thought about the mealworm I ate in high school in my science class and cringed a bit, but I never considered what it might be like to actually eat insects for my protein intake. And, the fact that I cringed over something so basic and normal in other cultures really bothers me and has encouraged me to do what any good librarian likes to do: research! The fact that eating these bugs and larvae could keep folks from going hungry is incredibly important to remember and, though the book did not discuss this, it is likely a good alternative for those who are meat eaters in terms of lessening their carbon footprint.

Thought-provoking, super diverse, and pretty developed characters/relationships. This was a great little graphic novel with a message.