While I Was Away by Waka T. Brown

While I Was Away

Waka T. Brown

320 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir middle grade emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Description

The Farewell meets Erin Entrada Kelly's Blackbird Fly in this empowering middle grade memoir from debut author Waka T. Brown, who takes readers on a journey to 1980s Japan, where she was sent as a child to reconnect to her family's roots. When tw...

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Moods

reflective 76%
informative 70%
emotional 64%
lighthearted 47%
hopeful 35%
adventurous 29%
inspiring 29%
funny 23%
relaxing 23%
sad 23%
challenging 17%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 22%
fast 16%

Average rating

4.09

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