Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Meet Kaya: An American Girl by Janet Beeler Shaw

1 review

empathephant's review

adventurous informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I appreciate the apparent research that went into this book, although I am not Indigenous so I can’t speak to the accuracy. The story is sweet but not particularly memorable, but I was surprised how many interesting cultural details were fit into seventy pages.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Terminal illness, Genocide, and Forced institutionalization

Colonization