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Chargement... The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree (édition 2019)par Paola Peretti, Denise Muir (Translator.), Carolina Rabei (Illustrator.)
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree par Paola Peretti
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Set in Italy, from the point of view of a young girl who is gradually growing blind. There are good things -- she makes a new friend, she has a loving family and an excellent cat, she befriends the janitor at school, and is starting to get excited about music. However, the plot is rambling -- half mystical in a kid sort of way -- her parents are missing a lot, and there's a whole half cocked plot to go live in the cherry tree for which she steals a bunch of her classmates' stuff that just never goes anywhere or gets resolved. Her janitor friend develops a terminal illness and the school has stuck her with a teacher who basically ignores her. It's a real mixed bag. I think there's way too much going on, and all of it feels foggy. Not at all my cup of tea -- unfortunately a real bummer of a book. Advanced Reader's copy provided by Edelweiss. I read this novel after a Yr 7 student recommended it to me. She described it as "the best book I have ever read". While I can't make the same claim, I do understand why she liked it so much. "The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree" is the story of nine-year-old Mafalda who is rapidly losing her sight. The reader follows her journey as he vision worsens and her world becomes smaller and greyer. Even though Mafalda never completely won my heart, I think the author did a great job showing the impact of Stargardts Disease from a child's perspective. Mafalda is terrified of the dark and she measures her deterioration by how close she needs to be to clearly see the cherry tree. At times she felt younger than her years due to her innocence and immaturity but I was glad she was surrounded by a supportive and caring group of people including friends and family. They also helped bring some life to this book. Overall, "The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree" was a sweet story but it lacked the depth and emotion I was expecting. Wie die Autorin selbst, so ist auch ihre Hauptfigur an Morbus Stargardt erkrankt. In nur wenigen Monaten wird das Mädchen Mafalda erblinden. Die Tage bis dahin zählt sie an den Schritten, die sie von ihrem Kirschbaum trennen. Das Buch schildert aus Sicht von Mafalda, also aus einer kindlichen Sicht, wie es ist immer mehr zu erblinden. Sie verliert vieles dadurch. In Listen hält sie ihre Verluste fest, den Verlust der Freundin und einiges mehr, Sie hat aber auch Menschen an ihrer Seite, die sie unterstützen. Hierbei ist neben ihrem Freund Filippo die Hausmeisterin Olga besonders wichtig. Olga und ihre fantasievollen Erzählungen von Amazonen und anderem mag ich im Buch besonders gern. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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When nine-year-old Mafalda learns she will go blind in six months from Stargardt Disease, she needs the help of family and friends to retain what is essential to her. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I'm not going to mince words: this is the most depressing book I've read in a long time. The subject matter is grim, and all of the secondary characters are struggling in one way or another. It's a very adult book, for a children's book. I also felt that there were certain plot points that never got resolved (