A review by paperbacks_and_ponytails
While I Was Away by Waka T. Brown
4.0
A story about a Japanese American girl who is sent to Japan to go to school for awhile to learn the Japanese culture of her family. She really doesn't want to go, but ends up learning a lot, meeting new friends and growing her relationship with her grandmother.
My favorite part in this story was the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter. Even though the Japanese culture in people makes them seem more proper and not so touchy feely like us Americans, you could see the emotions play out in the authors writing and I loved that.
This is a great story to learn more about Japan culture and it was even sprinkled with Japanese words along the way.
My favorite part in this story was the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter. Even though the Japanese culture in people makes them seem more proper and not so touchy feely like us Americans, you could see the emotions play out in the authors writing and I loved that.
This is a great story to learn more about Japan culture and it was even sprinkled with Japanese words along the way.