![]() That is, Angela notices things happening with her parents and others, but she doesn't always necessarily understand what it all means. The child's narrative perspective is common in children's fiction, of course, and Hirahara balances well the need to describe things around Angela in detail without overlaying too much interpretation or analysis. The first-person point of view narrative offers a glimpse of 12-year-old Angela Kato's thoughts about spending a summer with her maternal grandparents in Gardena (Southern California) while her parents undergo a separation at home in Mill Valley (just north of San Francisco). I think I had seen Hirahara's name around before as the author of a series of mystery novels for an adult audience but never got around to reading those other books because I am always hesitant to dive into book series.ฤก001 Cranes was a delightful, short reading experience. I came across Naomi Hirahara's novel for children, 1001 Cranes (Delacorte Press, 2008), at my local public library. ![]()
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