Much to recommend about this book. For example, it reminds me there is good, albeit imperfect, in the world. The group of middle schoolers I work with selected this book & will meet the author in March. It‘s gonna be good.
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Much to recommend about this book. For example, it reminds me there is good, albeit imperfect, in the world. The group of middle schoolers I work with selected this book & will meet the author in March. It‘s gonna be good.
pickMany years ago I read The House Without Windows (Hashimi), it wasn't until that time that I had any awareness of prisons in other countries detaining the children of women inmates within their confines [Afghanistan in that book, India in this one]. The title of this MG book alone sucked me in and I feel ashamed to say I enjoyed it because of the horrific subject matter but it really was good. There is no shying away of the hardships and...
I‘m posting one book a day from my extensive TBR pile. No description. No explanation. Some will be new. Some will be old. They all spoke to me at one time. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in on the fun if you want to.
Day 12 #tbrpile
so-soCopenhagen Denmark - Boys find weapons in an abandoned Soviet hospital to sell on the black market. Nina Borg, Red Cross nurse, helps to heal illegal immigrants suffering from the flu. Too many plot lines give this book a slow start. Dark & realistic about terrorism. Last part of book is best with a twist at the end. Listened on audio which made boring parts easier. Will not continue this series so cannot really recommend. #InvisibleMurder
so-soOverall, the book was ok. Fonseca was a bit all over the place – the chapters didn‘t really tie together. I think I didn‘t like her writing style. She included some photos of some of the various people she talked to. I suppose the most interesting to me was the chapter on the Holocaust. Cont in comments...
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