A review by elgold02
Indigo Girl by Suzanne Kamata

4.0

Indigo Girl is about a 15-going-on-16 girl named Aiko living with her mom, step-dad, and baby sister in Michigan. She recently connected with her biological father for the first time, and decides to spend her summer vacation in Japan with her father’s family. Her stay has a rocky start; her family treats her as a guest, her grandmother is unkind, and she has a terrible first day at school. Slowly she makes connections with her peers, her family, and even someone from another part of Japan who’d been severely affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

This book has great representation. Aiko alone is biracial and has cerebral palsy. I found myself moved by her struggles to fit in; she was more Japanese in America, and more American in Japan.

I found this book to be a delightful read, and am interested in checking out other books published by Kamata.