This is my pick for YA historical fiction. I was so moved by this book. This girl's love for her adopted grandfather really impacted me as she pressed him to reveal his painful and guilt-filled past. I love when a book has such a strong female character, although I think this book would be enjoyed by both boys and girls. The author was able to reveal Zazoo's incredible spirit.
Zazoo was an interesting book. Zazoo is an orphan girl from Vietnam. She was adopted by a French soldier. Both her and her father love to ride their kayak through the canal. When riding the kayak they both love writing poems. But her father is very sick and slowly dying. Zazoo brings medicine for him from a pharmacist but suddenly a boy not like other boys ask a very strange question about the pharmacist that makes Zazoo suspicious. I would recommend that teenage girls over 15 years old should read this book.… (mehr)
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