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lottiepebble 's review for:
Tsunami Girl
by Julian Sedgwick, Chie Kusuwada
I read this for a book club at work and this was an opportunity to delve into YA. I’ve given four stars largely as this felt a uniquely interesting book due to the subtle immersion into Japanese culture: not only was manga utilised as a means of story telling, but Japanese words were unapologetically used within the prose. Moreover, Japanese traditions were threaded throughout the story. It was very easy to read and although at times slightly fantastical, the general premise was interesting and resulted in me researching the 2013 tsunami and the subsequent nuclear disaster. I predicted much of the end of the book, but the images of the Grandfather clutching the windmill with Half Wave and the fox I found far more emotive than I thought would be possible with manga!