pickY‘all this book surprised me with how much I genuinely loved it. I‘m not usually one for a book without some sort of magic or mayhem or monsters in it and this had none, unless you count the subtle golden toned magic of nostalgia but, alas, I do not. It did however make me cry twice, so all in all a rather good book. One I will likely read again
pickAugust Pullman is a 10 year old boy who has had to undergo 27 surgeries. These surgeries have caused many scars and facial abnormalities causing him to be very self conscious. Due to his insecurities, he has been homeschooled his entire life. He is about to enter 5th grade when his parents make the recommendation that he attends school for his first time. Although he doesn‘t like the idea, he decides to give it a try.
Breaking my hiatus with this audio book. So far, I‘m really enjoying it.
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pickI loved how the different languages were used – casually, yet effectively showing us how it is to struggle in this multilingual world. It feels weird to write this but it shows that Asian people are different, are distinct. The Korean girl is unique, the Singaporean girl is unique, the Japanese-American girl is unique. We are Asian, and to many people we may look similar, but we are so different from each other.
bailedUgh 😫 this book drags with zero connection between the characters, relationships, and dialogue. The characters are only relevant to one another because of too many shared traumatic experiences. More importantly, the characters didn't move forward in their lives because the author wrote a built up of secrecy as a plot twist reveal 🤷♀️.The author's writing is scattered, phrases are outdated just like the characters.
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pickThis variation to the Little Mermaid tale is absolutely amazing! And, of course the illustrations are breathtaking. Definitely a longer #PictureBook , but well worth the journey. Letter L #BBRC
so-soI can't believe I have read 19 volumes of this series! I am bad with series. I just need to read one more and I am done. Hard to believe after all these years this series is coming to an end!
This one was fun and started tying up loose ends in preparation for the last volume. I just felt it was a bit of filler and actually kind of a disappointment for the second to last volume ever.
I am looking forward to how they wrap it all up, though!
