Himawari House by Harmony BeckerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Nao, Hyejung, and Tina come to Tokyo for different reasons and live together in Himawari House and go to school together. They become friends with others and endure struggles with language barriers, judgments of others, and other personal insecurities. It was nice to see through the drawings and the characters thoughts and words how they become friends and support each other through language barriers and by celebrating customs and foods and Chinese New Year. This is a graphic novel that uses spare black and white drawings and delivers a book that is quietly powerful.
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