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Jul 21, 2019 08:52AM
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Leigh is positive that her mother, who just committed suicide, turned into a bird.
Leigh knows next to nothing about her mother's past and convinces her father to take her to Taiwan to meet her grandparents. While there Leigh searches for the red bird her mother has become. Leigh has also fled her best friend, who she kissed on the day of her mother's death. Is there something there, was it a mistake?
This book entwines Magical realism, Korean culture, and a young girl's quest for the truth.
I just finished Insignificant Events in the life of a Cactus. What a powerful story involving disabilites and making them into abilities. Aven is born without arms , which I could never imagine how diffiuclt that would be. While she managed, her family moved to a new place and she must start all over making friends and learning how to cope. She becomes friends with a boy who has Tourettes Syndrome. I learned alot about Tourettes from this book. The other characters in the book are fascinating also. What a surprise towards the end of the book.
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Just finish “We Hunt the Flame” and it was excellent! Now I have to wait a year for the next book!
I just finished Songs for A Whale. Another book about a girl with a disability( she's deaf) but she doesn't let it stop her. Trying to read and understand the sign language going on in the story was difficult sometimes but also fascinating. Iris is amazing especially with her interest into working on electronics. She finds out about a whale who seems to sing to his own tune and not really accepted by others. Iris feels a connection to him and wants to help.
