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Feb 04, 2020
Johanne
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This was a quick and enjoyable read. Great characters and setting, and a decent enough mystery in the plot (although not really the centre of the story) to keep you turning the pages. There were a few awkward things that reminded me that this was the author’s first work of fiction - what I thought was a pretty inelegant use of poetry (at the end I finally understood why it was there, but it just seemed so shoved into the story), the need to describe all the food of every meal in detail, things l
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Just about everyone in our Book Club enjoyed this book, tho a few thought it was unrealistic that a small child could survive on her own. One father in our Book Club said his six year old can't even pour a bowl of cereal.
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SPOILER ALERTS BELOW
1. WHY did the older siblings leave Kya?
I kept waiting to see why they left her behind. When the answer came, it wasn’t enough.
2. Was this ...more
Here are our Discussion Questions for this book. Feel free to respond, or to use them for your book club, if applicable.
SPOILER ALERTS BELOW
1. WHY did the older siblings leave Kya?
I kept waiting to see why they left her behind. When the answer came, it wasn’t enough.
2. Was this ...more

Sep 24, 2021
Curlysue
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Mar 23, 2019
Cheryl
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Keith Bado
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Dec 29, 2019
Dee
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Jan 05, 2020
Juliane
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Apr 27, 2020
Kat
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