Language: G (0 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (danger, off-page beating)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - OPTIONAL; ADULTS - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SOME
16yo Luki may be the best hunter in her remote Philippine village, but as a girl she is not allowed to hunt. When her hunting is discovered, she is pressured to get married. Instead, she jumps at the chance to join 1000 others from all around the island to travel all the way to St. Louis in America to be part of the 1904 World’s Fair. While Luki gets to see more of the world, as she wanted, she also learns a lot about human nature and even more about what she really wants from the world.
I loved this look into a place and time period I know so little about. I did a lot of research afterwards to calm my curiosity. I wish I knew that students were also going to love this - but mine, at least, don’t read much historical fiction unless it is about a war. I’m sure you knwo some adults who would love this.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment