A Place to Belong by Cynthia Kadohata

A Place to Belong

Cynthia Kadohata with Julia Kuo (Illustrator)

405 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade emotional slow-paced

Description

A Japanese-American family, reeling from their ill treatment in the Japanese internment camps, gives up their American citizenship to move back to Hiroshima, unaware of the devastation wreaked by the atomic bomb in this piercing look at the afterm...

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Community Reviews Summary of 158 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
reflective 85%
sad 71%
hopeful 42%
informative 42%
inspiring 28%
tense 28%
adventurous 14%
challenging 14%
funny 14%

Pace

slow 85%
medium 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 42%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | N/A: 20% | No: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%

Average rating

4.05

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