I thought the funniest line in the book was when Waka‘s grandma told her, “A lot of Japanese women, their butts are quite flat. You should be happy yours isn‘t.” 😂😂
I thought the funniest line in the book was when Waka‘s grandma told her, “A lot of Japanese women, their butts are quite flat. You should be happy yours isn‘t.” 😂😂
As it turns out, I am beginning to enjoy biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs more than I thought I would, especially ones written for young adult readers. I like how this one felt like a fiction story about a young girl and not a chronological list of facts about the author‘s life. It made the reading easy and enjoyable.
This was a bittersweet memoir of an American girl being sent back to Japan to learn more Japanese, her parents‘ native language. Culture shock, family issues, and school woes plague her but Waka faces challenges with pride and grit. Regret tinges the ending and I wish it had been a lighter ending but there lies the difference between truth and fiction.