Papergirl is a middle-grade historical fiction following ten year old Cassie. It is set in Winnipeg 1919 and follows the big strike happening there (now 100 years ago). The strike is an attempt to get better wage and working conditions for the workers.

This historic period was one of my favorites to learn about in school, and this book reminded me of why. I think it was around this time I started to really fall in love with history classes, but this is a long time ago now lol. Either way, this brought back memories and made me enjoy the book more.

I don’t think the book is that great, the writing was awkward sometimes and I feel like it could have been longer and more things explored. But if this is a topic that interest you, then I think you can enjoy it! I don’t regret reading it, but it is not something I would push onto people to read either. 3/5 stars!

I have more thought in my video review: https://youtu.be/Rxla-QDTpvE