The Bone Sparrow
by Zana Fraillon
Taste attributes: dramafamilyfantasyfresh & originalheavyimaginarylinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentaryunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA moving novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.8 / 5
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About This Book
Subhi is a refugee. Born in an Australian permanent detention center after his mother and sister fled the violence of a distant homeland, Subhi has only ever known life behind the fences. But his world is far bigger than that-every night, the magical Night Sea from his mother's stories brings him gifts, the faraway whales sing to him, and the birds tell their stories.
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- Author
- Zana Fraillon
- Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 256
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- Open Library
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