Cynthia KodohataGenre: (Early) YA Fiction
Published: 2004
Personal Rating: 2.75/5
Yearly Count: 64
The Takeshima's are a Japanese-American family that lived in Iowa, then move to Georgia. The parents work incredible hours to provide for their children: Lynn, Katie and Sammy. All three siblings are close, but the girls have a very special relationship. Katie narrates the story of the lessons learned from her family. Those lessons become invaluable when tragedy strikes them.
The gold sticker indicating that this was a Newbery Medal Book caught my eye, so I brought it home not knowing anything about it. I've seen reviews but haven't read them - maybe I should have, because unfortunately, I really didn't care for it all that much. The narration and characters were fine, but the whole story line was drab and on this rainy day I didn't feel like listening to gloomy text.
Oh Joy! I loved this book! So sorry you didn't enjoy it. Better luck next time.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this when I read it a couple of months ago. That's too bad that you didn't enjoy it more but that's the way it goes.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you didn't like this one. I actually really enjoyed it when Annie and I used this as a "school read" last year.
ReplyDeleteMaw Books ~ I'm glad you did! Truly I am. :) I will come by later and read your review.
ReplyDeleteTanabata ~ I'll come by and read yours, too. :) It really may have been bad timing.
Debi ~ The dark, rainy day we had yesterday could have used a better reading choice on my part. Or the book just didn't appeal to me. ???
Hi Joy, You and I tend to dislike the same books so I think I'm going to stay away from this one. If you don't mind me asking, where do you get all your BoiPOd books?
ReplyDelete~Juli
and sorry if this comes through twice, it literally disappeared off the screen before as I was typing it. Blogger has been acting really weird for me the last 24 hours.
Juli ~ You may like this one, Juli. It really could have been a "mood thing" on my part.
ReplyDeleteAs for the BOiPods, I get the CDs from the library. My library system is HUGE so I get them transferred from all over. What I do is upload the CDs into iTunes, then download them onto my iPod. What's great is that I can keep many, many books on there for later listening. It has been a fabulous year for me and my iPod! :)
Feel free to ask any questions you may have. I'd be happy to answer.