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A review by barberchicago_books
The Magical Imperfect by Chris Baron
5.0
A historical fiction novel written in verse, Chris Baron’s The Magical Imperfect is a lovely story of friendship, acceptance, and community.
Etan, the protagonist, meets Malia. While both have different background and different things with which they struggle, they have a common thread of their family histories. Baron does a beautiful job of tying together the histories of immigrant who arrived in San Francisco from all over the world for a variety of reasons.
I also loved the setting of the story. I vividly remember 1989 (how can that be *historical*?!
Etan, the protagonist, meets Malia. While both have different background and different things with which they struggle, they have a common thread of their family histories. Baron does a beautiful job of tying together the histories of immigrant who arrived in San Francisco from all over the world for a variety of reasons.
I also loved the setting of the story. I vividly remember 1989 (how can that be *historical*?!