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Synopsis
Exiled for a year from her Romany gypsy community in 1948 West Texas, 18-year-old Mala Reinhart, who has been denounced for her true abilities to predict the future, documents her experiences in a journal that is discovered 60 years later by three neighborhood women who find hope and help in Mala's words.
Is The Lost Book of Mala R. appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A gentle historical fantasy following an exiled Romany teen with prophetic abilities and three contemporary women who find her journal. Contains themes of persecution and exile but no graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include abandonment, exile, and religious persecution.
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Who'll love this
Teens will connect with Mala's struggle for acceptance and the mystery of her prophetic journal discovered decades later.