While I think this is a book with a lot of potential and strong elements, I found myself really bored with it overall. I don’t know if it was a consequence of not liking the audiobook’s narrator or just how it was written in general, but it just didn’t grab me.

I do think this is a really good book for introducing a younger audience to another culture. I also think it does a really good job of introducing the different ways racism/xenophobia can present to a younger audience. The concepts were easy to grasp and clear.

I think it just felt too slow and meandering. In the 4 hours (39%) I listen it felt like nothing much had happened. I’m willing to give the book the benefit of the doubt. It might have been a combination of an unenjoyable audiobook narrator paired with a slower paced middle grade book, but I don’t find it compelling enough to continue.