A review by yarydoll
Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • 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

4.5

It's a coming of age tale. Caroline Murphy is a lonely girl in St. Thomas and she misses her mom who left a year and three months ago.  She doesn't understand why her mom stopped writing to her and she keeps asking about her but her father doesn't tell her anything. She's also bullied at school until one day Kalinda arrives at school and everything changes. Caroline gets her first friend and together they go looking for her mother.  I love the setting of this book and I love the elements of magical realism.  Caroline is precocious twelve year old and I love her. 
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