My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my free digital ARC!

Amiko is a young neurodivergent girl living in Japan with her mother, father and brother. She doesn't see the world like most other people do, and this book offers a peek into what it's like living life in a way most others don't understand. Amiko is perfectly happy eating her curry rice with her hands and saying it exactly how it is, but unfortunately her elders and her peers at school don't appreciate it. The author displays both the casual and pointed cruelty at play by neurotypicals towards neurodivergent folks. My heart broke for Amiko on several occasions, though mostly when her intentions were pure and made sense to her, but her actions didn't have the desired effect on their recipient. 

The ending in particular was heartbreaking when you realise what happened, and although this book was published in 2011 in Japan, I'm not sure how far attitudes have come the world over since then. Hopefully they only continue to improve for neurodivergent folks!