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Sincerely, Harriet
by Sarah Winifred Searle
I received a digital copy of this book via NetGalley in return for an honest review
A middle grade graphic novel that looks into the life of a young girl who has recently moved, is often alone as her parents have very demanding jobs, has a very big imagination that doesn't always make her see things positively and is coping with MS at the same time.
What I find very good about this novel, is that it shows (young and older) readers that not everything can be seen from the outside and that sometimes bigger things are going on with someone than you can imagine. At the same time, an illness does not define someone and there are still other characteristics or issues that matter about and to that person. Harriet seems to be learning this herself, both about the people around her, as well as herself. She's very closed off, which makes it harder to connect to her, but still it's easy to feel for her, as she's trying really hard to feel less lonely.
I would have liked to get to know her better or get some more information about her illness and past, maybe that would have been benificial to the story too. The ending felt quite abrupt too, I would have like to spend a little bit longer with her and see how she would do with the new things she'd taken on.
A middle grade graphic novel that looks into the life of a young girl who has recently moved, is often alone as her parents have very demanding jobs, has a very big imagination that doesn't always make her see things positively and is coping with MS at the same time.
What I find very good about this novel, is that it shows (young and older) readers that not everything can be seen from the outside and that sometimes bigger things are going on with someone than you can imagine. At the same time, an illness does not define someone and there are still other characteristics or issues that matter about and to that person. Harriet seems to be learning this herself, both about the people around her, as well as herself. She's very closed off, which makes it harder to connect to her, but still it's easy to feel for her, as she's trying really hard to feel less lonely.
I would have liked to get to know her better or get some more information about her illness and past, maybe that would have been benificial to the story too. The ending felt quite abrupt too, I would have like to spend a little bit longer with her and see how she would do with the new things she'd taken on.