The Land of Forgotten Girls audiobook

This book is seriously amazing. It's the kind of novel that exudes hope and faith and is essentially destined to become a classic.I immediately loved Soledad (and her little sister Ming) and I rooted for them to be able to get away from their stepmother somehow. (Even knowing that there's really no chance, as they are both so young.) I also love the fact that the author chose not to make Vea a caricature of evil; there are glimpses that she's also been damaged by life. Everything about this book is note-perfect, and that makes me sad that she's only written two books. I haven't read her first novel, Blackbird Fly, yet; I need to change that immediately. Hopefully that will tide me over until a new book is released.Highly recommended.

This book was about a girl named Sol and her sister, Ming. Sol had another sister, before Ming, that died from drowning in the Philippines. Sol thinks that it was all her fault. Sol's mother also died so now she lives with her dad and her evil stepmother, Vea. They moved to Louisiana together but Sol's father abandoned them after and left them all alone with Vea. I love this book, I find it very interesting because this is the first book I have read about Philippines.

Oh man, this book broke my heart. It's a little bit of a modern fairy tale but without the magic (although these two imaginative sisters like to imagine lots of magic). Sol and her little sister were born in the Philippines but came to American with their father and stepmother after their mom died. Now their father has gone back to the Philippines, leaving them in a crummy apartment in Louisiana with their wicked stepmother. To help her sister cope, Sol imagines a place called The Land of Forgotten Girls where girls like them go to be taken care of by a gentle woman named Mother Hush. This is a loosely plotted character-driven novel that reminded me a lot of the Gaither sisters novels, although different in tone. Sol reminded me a lot of Delphine from One Crazy Summer, feisty and willing to do anything to protect her little sister. Take the sisterly bits from the Gaither sisters novels and give it the brooding tone of Anne Ursu's Breadcrumbs, set it all in sweltering urban Louisiana and you have this book.

😭😭😭😭😭I'm not crying, you're crying. Excuse me while I mend my broken heart! Oh my gods, this book hit me right in the feels. It was so creative and I love all the stories woven in! I couldn't help but think of my siblings when I reading. And I of course thought about my younger sister so it was really heartwarming and breaking at the same time.

This is such a lovely story about sisterly relationships and I loved it. I especially enjoyed the writing style and Sol's character development throughout the book. I can't wait to read more of Erin Entrada Kelly's books.

First 0ff, the title--so powerful. Not only did I enjoy this book but inpspiring to any of any age that has suffered abuse during childhood or felt like an outsider. It offers a realistic sense of hope that is often not found within children's literature. It's real--authentic and does not patronize the reader. Another piece I especially loved about this book is the aspect of strong girls connecting with and building upon each other's strengths in a non stereotypical way and across social backgrounds. In addition it helps us all remember that there are truly good people that may not not appear that way at first.I loved Erin Entrada Kelly's Blackbird Fly, but with Land of Forgotten Girl she emerges as an influential middle grade writer with the power to bring hope and compassion not just to her readers, which she speaks to intimately, but to publishing as a whole.This is a must read

Fantasy and realism intertwined - this book reminds me a lot of Bridge to Terebithia. In both the book is in large part about siblings and friends, though the antagonists in BtT are bullies and here she is the wicked step-Mother. In both the protagonists escape reality through a fantasy world, and encounter adults who aid their cause. I recommend this to anyone who likes Bridge to Terebithia, or who thinks they might.

Gah, I loved this book so much. A heartbreaking tale of sisters and dashed hopes, this book still manages to feel hopeful. It's real and messy and so, so inspiring. Highly recommend.

Cross-posted from my blog where there's more information on where I got my copy and links and everything.I really like middle grade books about sisters, I’m realizing. I love that Dicey Tillerman, Delphine Gaither type of character. Sol reminds me so much of them that I feel like I should start keeping a list of this type of book. Her voice is so mature and that lends itself very well to a character that feels the weight of the world on her shoulders.I actually went into this expecting something quite a bit fluffier in tone, mostly because of the cover. (Side note, as adorable as the cover is, Sol is a little um. A little lighter on the cover than she’s described in the book, where she talks about being fairly dark skinned. Cover, what’s going on?) The subject matter of this, though, is quite serious. There’s child abuse, the heroes bully a girl (and later come to realize how wrong that was), and it can be a little intense.Overall, I loved the voice of this and the characters were great, so vibrant and interesting. The only thing I don’t love is that the abuse in the book is left kind of unresolved. I realize this is realistic and try in the real world, but sometimes I don’t want books to be one hundred percent true to life because I want kids reading to know it’s okay to tell someone about something like this, and to have hope things will get better. And they do, but I guess I want a way that’s a little more drastic and permanant than what happens in the book, I guess. I just feel like there wasn’t enough resolution for the abuse subplot. I would honestly be wholeheartedly behind a sequel to this.Otherwise, I really enjoyed this and the voice was so good that I really want to read more of the author’s books.

I had so much fun reading this book. It was a perfect choice in soothing my possible reading slump. I love how light it is and amazing the characters were. It connects me somehow since like the main protagonist I am also the eldest among my siblings. Though on the other hand, there were some issues that weren't resolved and close properly but still I give it a 5 star since it warms my heart and felt the message of the author to its reader.

"The truth has a thousand voices." What a meaningful, poignant and timely book. This is a great cultural narrative that would pair with so many great pieces of historical fictions about the immigrant narrative. It would create some powerful comparisons to the past and present immigrant experience.What gorgeous voices.

Wow, Soledad you and Ming have a pretty rough life. But, I love this book so much, was the end suppose to be a cliffhanger? My grandma is like Ms.Yueng, gotta love her. I have so many questions about what happened, everything came into the picture. For those of you that have NOT read this book, I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys learning about other cultures. I developed a lovable feeling for this book. I couldn't put it DOWN!

I LOVED THIS BOOK! It got me interested from LITERALLY THE FIRST PAGE TO THE LAST (I'm serious) and had great characters (mainly) that (mainly) make sense. Just there were a few things I was unable to ignore:Even though this was a wonderfully interesting and emotional novel, I find it highly unrealistic in some places. Isn't this supposed to be REALISTIC fiction?THE BOOK FORGOT TO TELL US THE SECRET THE DUDE IN THE DUMPSTER HAD. I wanted to know........Besides those and some other things I was too lazy to type, amazing read!