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My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
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Astrid Lim
Aug 15, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: middle-grade, british, dysfunctional-family, second-hand, grief, popsugar-2021, realistic-fiction
A very heartbreaking story about grief and how it can change your whole life. Even if it's not you who actually grieving.

This is a quick read, all the characters are quite relatable (even though the parents are super terible), but it has some trigger warnings, especially about terrorism, bombing, and Islamophobia. Still, a good read especially for younger (but mature) readers. ...more
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