This book has been on my radar since middle school, when I made a friend at summer camp who recommended it to me. Ever since then I've periodically checked my library's ebook catalogue to see if it's appeared, and it finally has!

Considering this is a Middle Grade novel and I have inexplicably and disproportionately hyped it up in my own mind, I'm pleasantly surprised by how much I actually did enjoy this book.

content warnings:

Spoiler

terminal illness (lymphoma) & death of a child (MC's sister), racism & discrimination, on-page animal death (hunting rabbits while camping)

rep:

Spoiler

Japanese-American MC & family