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Task 21: Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability
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last updated Sep 25, 2022 09:27AM
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Wow. I am not usually a thrillers reader, but I could not put this book down!
I completely loved this book. I think part of it is that so many books are about leaving home but this one is about loving, protecting, and enjoying your community. I recommend this to everyone.
The Firekeeper’s Daughter is a beautiful and brutal book. The titular character Daunis lives in the upper peninsula of Michigan. She’s a recent high school graduate, a former member of the boys hockey team and a young woman who has to work to reconcile the white and Native American sides of herself.
I found this book engaging and informative for the first three quarters. The final fourth retained those qualities but took on a much heavier quality. The last one hundred pages or so felt like one g ...more
I found this book engaging and informative for the first three quarters. The final fourth retained those qualities but took on a much heavier quality. The last one hundred pages or so felt like one g ...more
Oh wow, my opinion on this one is super unpopular. I bought this when it was first released and just got around to reading it. I was saving it for when I was in a reading slump, because I assumed I would love it since everyone else does. I think the protagonist is great and I love the setting and all the stuff about her culture, but holy moly I hate the execution of the plot. It just didn't work for me, and it really could have been about 200 pages long instead of 488. Desperately needed a bette
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This book was amazing! The audio was amazing! Loved everything about it.
Apr 25, 2021
Maegan
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it was amazing
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Dec 09, 2021
CrystalIsReading on StoryGraph
marked it as to-read
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