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careinthelibrary's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Racism, Trafficking, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Ableism, Child abuse, and Confinement
Moderate: Grief, Colonisation, Death, Medical content, and Slavery
emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
A lot of this book is confronting. It explicitly shows the violence of ableism, in particular the history of experimentation on disabled people. But it is so important to know about this and bring light to it as a lot of people, especially middle-graders, are likely unaware of how deep ableism runs.
Mary was a great MC. She's at a point in her life when she is learning so much about the world around her and questioning what she has been taught to believe. This made for a rich inner world and some fantastic character development. However, I also liked that Mary didn't have it all figured out by the end of the book, as most of the questions she was asking did not (and still do not) have simple answers. I was so emotionally tied up in her heartbreaking and hopeful story.
In sum, I loved this read and cannot wait to pick up the sequel!
Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Ableism
Moderate: Racism, Physical abuse, Child death, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Death, and Car accident
Minor: Sexism, War, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Blood, Medical content, Addiction, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Excrement
Moderate: loss of a loved one Minor: illness, ethnic racism, biracial racism, huntingdawntin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Racism
kstericker's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Racism
Minor: Colonisation, Death, and Violence
flordemaga's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
If I could change one thing about the book, it would be that sometimes it ends up doing a lot of telling when I know that its showing is SO powerful.
Graphic: Ableism and Kidnapping
Moderate: Death and Colonisation
Minor: Slavery and Racism
sjanke2's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse