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Sincerely, Harriet
by Sarah Winifred Searle
This story was really emotional. Nothing too dramatic happened, but some of the things that happened were really heartbreaking.
Harriet has Multiple Sclerosis. It isn’t revealed until close to the end of the book, but she has symptoms throughout the story. She drops things and stumbles sometimes, so I knew something was happening with her. She becomes close friends with a neighbour whose son had polio when he was a kid. They bond over this shared history with chronic illness.
One of the saddest parts of the story was when Harriet would send her friends postcards, pretending to do things in the city. She mostly stayed home, but she made it seem like she was doing lots of activities. The girls didn’t return her feelings, and told her to stop sending letters. It was so sad to see her be rejected like that.
This is an important story because it has a main character with a chronic illness, which isn’t common, especially in children’s books.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Harriet has Multiple Sclerosis. It isn’t revealed until close to the end of the book, but she has symptoms throughout the story. She drops things and stumbles sometimes, so I knew something was happening with her. She becomes close friends with a neighbour whose son had polio when he was a kid. They bond over this shared history with chronic illness.
One of the saddest parts of the story was when Harriet would send her friends postcards, pretending to do things in the city. She mostly stayed home, but she made it seem like she was doing lots of activities. The girls didn’t return her feelings, and told her to stop sending letters. It was so sad to see her be rejected like that.
This is an important story because it has a main character with a chronic illness, which isn’t common, especially in children’s books.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.