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360 pp.
| Putnam |
January, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-0-399-54519-1$16.99
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Yuko Shimizu.
After Kinchen's brother is kidnapped from their fantastical island world, their adoptive grandfather tells Kinchen the story of twins horrifically tossed off a slave ship in 1781. A third narrative strand emerges with a group desperately fleeing 1978 Vietnam in a boat. Bouwman keeps her characters' journeys--physical and emotional--front and center. Vivid interspersed black-and-white illustrations add to the drama.
Reviewer: Monica Edinger
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2017