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A review by itssummer
The Ship We Built by Lexie Bean
5.0
This book…just wow.
I was kind of skeptical of this book at first because the main-character was in elementary school and it seemed as if this book wasn’t meant for my age group. Even if that were the case, I feel like this story is important for all age groups.
The writing style is in letter-format, as the main character Rowan is writing letters and sending them off on balloons in hopes to hear from someone, anyone, who can help him through his difficulties during fifth-grade.
As you read further into the book, we start to recognize that Rowan is dealing with a very serious trauma and we go through it with him and learn about it through his letters.
We learn about his crappy family home, the discrimination of who he is from his formal friends and bullies, and we grow with him as his friendship flourishes with the brown-skinned girl.
What breaks my heart about this entire book is how innocent it is written. It’s a very big lesson to learn: most children suffer in silence because even when they can understand that something isn’t right, or what’s being done to them doesn’t feel right, since they can’t put a name to it, they stay quiet.
We see Rowan and how he deals with his hardships and yet there’s always this hint of goodness behind even the most hideous of what he had to say.
This book NEEDS to be hyped up more. Don’t shy away from it just because it’s not a gooey romance with over sexualized character. Enjoy it for the pure story and amazing lessons this story offers. It talks about the LGBTQ community and shows a deeper insight into what it is to be transgender and recognizing that not knowing who you are isn’t just an adult problem, but a problem for all ages alike.
I was kind of skeptical of this book at first because the main-character was in elementary school and it seemed as if this book wasn’t meant for my age group. Even if that were the case, I feel like this story is important for all age groups.
The writing style is in letter-format, as the main character Rowan is writing letters and sending them off on balloons in hopes to hear from someone, anyone, who can help him through his difficulties during fifth-grade.
As you read further into the book, we start to recognize that Rowan is dealing with a very serious trauma and we go through it with him and learn about it through his letters.
We learn about his crappy family home, the discrimination of who he is from his formal friends and bullies, and we grow with him as his friendship flourishes with the brown-skinned girl.
What breaks my heart about this entire book is how innocent it is written. It’s a very big lesson to learn: most children suffer in silence because even when they can understand that something isn’t right, or what’s being done to them doesn’t feel right, since they can’t put a name to it, they stay quiet.
We see Rowan and how he deals with his hardships and yet there’s always this hint of goodness behind even the most hideous of what he had to say.
This book NEEDS to be hyped up more. Don’t shy away from it just because it’s not a gooey romance with over sexualized character. Enjoy it for the pure story and amazing lessons this story offers. It talks about the LGBTQ community and shows a deeper insight into what it is to be transgender and recognizing that not knowing who you are isn’t just an adult problem, but a problem for all ages alike.