Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Juniper (11yo) lives with her family in the woods because Society is bad and mean. But then Hawk gets so sick that their mom, Clara, doesn’t know what to do, so the family leaves the woods to take Hawk to a doctor. Juniper learns that she has an uncle and cousins—and she experiences for herself what her parents meant when they warned her about Society.
Juniper’s story is an extreme example of truths we often forget: the world is better when we are kind to ourselves and those around us. No one wants to be mocked or made to feel worthless, and we forget that another person’s worth does not take away from our own. Though, unlike Juniper, we know how to use a toilet and to not get into fights in school, we can learn from Juniper’s humility and confidence.
Juniper is depicted as white on the cover, though her dad is described as having “light brown” skin in the text. The majority of characters are implied white. The violence rating is for arrow shooting and shin kicking.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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