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A review by true14216
Passport by Sophia Glock
4.0
To me as a military brat there were moments that very familiar to me. Such as not writing back friends or that they will not write back or not being sure where home is. Although I did know what my parents did unlike Sophia, moving around every few years not got easier. Even though the schools I went to were not outside of the US I did go to about 7 different schools just like Sophia did.
There is moment in this book that is utterly relatable for me because of the feeling that the scenes give off. Which when a suicide happens at the school and Sophia tells her friend "I'm so sorry" and her friend replies "I've known her since we were little kids. Do you know what that feels like?" To which Sophia says "No". That 'no' is a weird feeling because you having moved around so much will never know and never really understand the feeling of losing someone you have known since childhood. In a way that 'no' is a reminder and a punch to gut that no matter how much you want to seem normal like everyone else's family and friends you can't because well that's just life when you move around.
Even though I knew what my father did, there was still this feeling in the air when moving to somewhere new that well we shouldn't make friends because we'll move soon anyways. That's the feeling and thought I had throughout reading this book.
There is moment in this book that is utterly relatable for me because of the feeling that the scenes give off. Which when a suicide happens at the school and Sophia tells her friend "I'm so sorry" and her friend replies "I've known her since we were little kids. Do you know what that feels like?" To which Sophia says "No". That 'no' is a weird feeling because you having moved around so much will never know and never really understand the feeling of losing someone you have known since childhood. In a way that 'no' is a reminder and a punch to gut that no matter how much you want to seem normal like everyone else's family and friends you can't because well that's just life when you move around.
Even though I knew what my father did, there was still this feeling in the air when moving to somewhere new that well we shouldn't make friends because we'll move soon anyways. That's the feeling and thought I had throughout reading this book.