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The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After

Clemantine Wamariya,

Elizabeth Weil

Start date: February 20, 2020

Finish date: February 20, 2020

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Jul 30, 2018 Tiffany Roosa rated it liked it

It was really interesting to hear about the struggles the author went through, but I found it hard to really get into this book. The writing seemed very choppy and seemed to jump around a bit too much for me.

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Feb 09, 2020 Laura Duffield Biegger rated it really liked it

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Wow! Another one of those books where you can't imagine how the people survived the horrific conditions of war. And the aftermath. ...more

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May 13, 2018 Jess rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Jan 23, 2020 Carrie Trujillo marked it as somewhat-read

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