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A review by thelibraryofklee
Leila and the Blue Fox by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
5.0
"It makes us other … Same as when they call us migrants when we come here, and themselves expats when they go elsewhere. Like they have some ownership. Like they belong in a way we can’t."
Oh my heart, this story made me sob, what a beautiful wee novel. We meet Leila, a refugee from Syria living with her grandmother and cousin in London. She is on her way to snow covered Norway to visit with a mother she hasn't seen for many years. Her mother is part of a research team tracking a wee arctic fox (based on a real story of a fox who traveled from Norway to Canada in 67 days, over 2000 miles). Leila finds herself dealing with unanswered questions amidst the stark cold of the Arctic Circle.
This book looks at the changing world; the affect humanity has on the physical world, and the impact of human borders. Leila, at 12 years old, has lived a life that is unimaginable, but through the eyes of our wee fox Miso, she is able to see the broader picture and the power for forgiveness and the power to invoke change. This book is advertised for readers 9+ but this is most definitely one for adults too.
Full of brilliantly gorgeous black and blue illustrations, I highly recommend getting your hands on a copy of this. I need to get a copy of Julia and the Shark now!
"What Miso did, why she did it … it’s incredible, yes, but it’s also a warning. We had to leave our home, because of war. But what if it was because of water, or lack of it? Or the weather? Patterns are changing. Miso’s journey proves that migration is necessary for survival. What Miso did, what we did, was leave home to find something better."
Oh my heart, this story made me sob, what a beautiful wee novel. We meet Leila, a refugee from Syria living with her grandmother and cousin in London. She is on her way to snow covered Norway to visit with a mother she hasn't seen for many years. Her mother is part of a research team tracking a wee arctic fox (based on a real story of a fox who traveled from Norway to Canada in 67 days, over 2000 miles). Leila finds herself dealing with unanswered questions amidst the stark cold of the Arctic Circle.
This book looks at the changing world; the affect humanity has on the physical world, and the impact of human borders. Leila, at 12 years old, has lived a life that is unimaginable, but through the eyes of our wee fox Miso, she is able to see the broader picture and the power for forgiveness and the power to invoke change. This book is advertised for readers 9+ but this is most definitely one for adults too.
Full of brilliantly gorgeous black and blue illustrations, I highly recommend getting your hands on a copy of this. I need to get a copy of Julia and the Shark now!
"What Miso did, why she did it … it’s incredible, yes, but it’s also a warning. We had to leave our home, because of war. But what if it was because of water, or lack of it? Or the weather? Patterns are changing. Miso’s journey proves that migration is necessary for survival. What Miso did, what we did, was leave home to find something better."