A review by habeels
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya

4.0

I won this book during a Goodreads giveaway and so am giving this review because I received a copy. The story is a heartbreaking one of a Rwandan refugee child fleeing from one refugee camp to another with her older sister. It also details her life in America. This book is mainly one of suffering, struggles, and coping. It was some details of hope though which made it worth the read. It's hard to imagine all that the country of Rwanda went through during this war but this one glimpse of this girl's struggle helps to show the pain and suffering so many people had to endure. And how some got out and continued to live. I highly recommend reading this book.