But those books also contain childlike wonder, curiosity, humor, adventure, and many other things that balance out the darkness and give an overall impression of, if not hope, than a full life. Watership Down, Island of the Blue Dolphins, The Giver, The Boy in Striped Pajamas, etc. Granted, many of my favorite children's literature has dark themes. more ime, for one reason or another, usually because nothing was ever shown being resolved.Most importantly, it was terribly, TERRIBLY depressing. I was intensely frustrated most of the t. I didn't care much for any of the characters. There is very little genuine character development. The simple style feels intended for young readers but the content is dark and the book ends with the heroine in her twenties.The chapters jump ahead years at a time, so characters disappear and plot threads are never resolved. Its difficult to tell what age she is writing for. But Newberry also equals other things like cohesive plot and excellent story telling, which this book did not have.The writing is average at best. It feels to me like the author was bucking HARD for a Newberry and thought Newberry = depressing as hell. what the heck was that?I'm hard-pressed to think of a book I have more intensely disliked while reading.
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