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Mar 14, 2012
Sent to stay with family in Japan for the summer following a classmate's suicide, Kana has a lot of time to reflect on recent events. It’s not fair to be sent away, really. It wasn’t her fault. Yet somehow, she can’t help but think about everything that’s happened, and wonder. Sometimes friendships aren’t what they seem. Sometimes words have great impact. Sometimes there’s more to see than meets the eye. What if she had understood more? What could she have done differently? What can be learned, and how do you move on? Amid the strong and comforting embrace of family so far away from home, Kana questions, and contemplates, and tries to make sense of it all. Beautifully written in verse, the author presents a sensitive and poignant story of one girl’s struggle to find meaning following tragedy. Reviewed by LZ