Imbuing characters both brave and sweetly vulnerable with unflappable senses of humor amid harrowing circumstances, Thomas creates an elaborate supernatural mythology that boldly confronts fantasy tropes and questions of forgiveness. Mae ei ffrind gorau anhynod JP yn byw drws nesaf – ond mae e yn hynod oherwydd ei frwdfrydedd dros lyfrau ffantasi TJ Retro a thros gadw cwmni i Nic. Onyeka has always hated her hair so it’s ironic that it should turn out to be the source of a spectacular superpower.

Even though I’m not perhaps the normal demographic for this book (an adult who outgrew her middle grade years what feels like a long while ago), I have such a soft spot for these kinds of books and the worlds they create. Thomas did a keynote at a virtual conference in which she talked about having written this story a long time ago and abandoned it because it wasn't working, then dug it out and rewrote it. I haven't charted out my visits for the summer term, but I'm sure there are several in the south) and thanks so much for being so fantastic!Character development will encourage questions from middle-grade readers and will be a topic of discussion. Overall, this is another take on the middle-grade magical fantasy genre that has exploded over the last twenty years. Is it possible that after all that Nic learns in a horrifying incident will inspire her to work to prove her father’s innocence? The characters are mostly fun, but there is no way that a twelve-year-old can have so much world knowledge as that, or be so eloquent - their vocabulary is much too big. Nic, a 12 year old who was suddenly tested when an incident happened and her father accused of something he didn’t do.

Thomas ( Concrete Rose ) brings her trademark voice to an action-packed series kickoff rooted in a mixture of African diasporic myth, biblical references, and U. Ze heeft geen idee hoe het eruitziet, en toch moet ze het vinden, want anders zal Nics vader gestraft worden voor een misdaad die hij volgens haar nooit kan hebben gepleegd.While I find Thomas' writing to beautiful and fluid, she spent a lot of time telling instead of showing us the development of both the characters and the world. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. What happens after is a whirlwind of adventure and great dialogue, along with a very cute demon puppy. Joniece Abbott-Pratt's narration was also amazing she brought all the emotions and everyone had a voice. It is brilliant that she has been able to offer so many young people mirrors to view themselves in this book, the themes that are carefully woven through the storyline are superbly and carefully crafted to offer insight and representation [.

She also spent a great portion of the book creating parallels between this fantastical world and Black history as well as the Black experience. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

All the brilliance you'd expect from Angie Thomas: a page-turning plot, pitch-perfect characters, heart and substance, and real stakes that real kids will care about--plus magic! Again, just because a book is for kids, doesn't mean it should lack important storytelling elements. I loved the parts based on history (like the Underground Railroad) mixed in with the mythical, especially learning more about African lore.