This novel is poignant and insightful, a quick read that doesn’t feel trivial.įind this review on Sonderbooks at: Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, and will earn a small percentage if you order a book on Amazon after clicking through from my site.ĭisclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but the views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part. Just as those blood cells need to work together, Reha wants the parts of her life to work together. She’s a hematologist, so she knows what’s going on with leukemia. This book is a marvel at once so rich and so spare. Reha’s mother’s red blood cells and white blood cells need to work together. Live Conversation with Red, White and Whole Author Rajani LaRocca. I also enjoyed the Indian folk tale Reha tells us about, regarding a princess who charmed Lord Death and won the life of her husband. It’s a tough story, but I like the way Reha’s friends rally round. This book is set in 1983 and reflects the treatments available then. Then her mother gets sick with leukemia, and all other concerns fade in comparison. And she wants to go to the school dance, but will her parents let her? Reha’s got her two lives, and at school is assigned to work on a project in English with a boy and wonders what that means. I’ve read quite a few books set in middle school lately. I float in a sea of brown skin and black hair and dark eyes, Rajani LaRocca was born in India, raised in Kentucky, and now lives in Massachusetts, where she practices medicine and writes award-winning books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor-winning novel in verse, Red, White, and Whole. Reha is telling her story and this is how she introduces herself:Īt school I swim in a river of white skin This is a novel in verse, so it goes quickly. Review written April 28, 2021, from a library book
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