Reread and New Read
I read Furthermore back in 2016 with and for a Bookcon Bookclub read. Kids love this book. I am still on the fence- however to see their delight when being read these stories, all that matters. Whichwood is a bit better in my opinion, both are good for imaginative teaching kids to see and hear layers to a story books. Library loaning is my recommendation still.
Whichwood
Our story begins on a frosty night . . .
Laylee can barely remember the happier times before her beloved mother died. Before her father, driven by grief, lost his wits (and his way) and she was left as the sole remaining mordeshoor in the village of Whichwood, destined to spend her days scrubbing the skins and souls of the dead in preparation for the afterlife. It’s become easy to forget and easier still to ignore not only her ever-increasing loneliness, but the way her overworked hands are stiffening and turning silver, just like her hair.
But soon, a pair of familiar strangers appear, and Laylee’s world is turned upside down as she rediscovers color, magic, and the healing power of friendship.
Lush and enchanting, critically-acclaimed author Tahereh Mafi weaves together an all-new magical adventure in this dark, Persian fantasy, a companion to the New York Times bestselling Furthermore.
