Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG13
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
When Rita was four years old, her world started changing. Changes began with the building of a bomb shelter in the backyard and the word “war.” Then her father leaves in the middle of the night with the navy, and Rita joins the rest of the neighborhood in a long walk to become prisoners of a war they’ve only heard about on the radio.
Moore’s writing bleeds. Not only does her writing illustrate the time and energy she has put into research to give readers the right context and the most accurate information to tell the story in a real way, Moore’s writing also pulls at the emotions of readers. The miracles feel more miraculous and the terrors feel more terrifying because of the reality shared in these pages. It’s hard to believe that such a favorable outcome could come from a WWII story. I learned things about WWII and about hope that I never knew before.
Rita and her family are Dutch. The majority of characters are Dutch, Javanese (and, more generally, Indonesian), and Japanese. The mature content rating is for mentions of alcohol, drugs, and bordellos as well as for innuendo. The violence rating is for assault, gun and bomb use, death, discussions of war, mentions of torture and genocide, physical abuse, and murder.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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