SuitabookMira in the present tense
Sita Brahmachari
- Reading
- Read alongside time to pause around Nana Josie’s health, grief and Jide’s hidden past. Invite Mira’s feelings and choices rather than assuming how the story resolves them.
- Themes
- Grief and changing health: Nana Josie’s health declines as Mira experiences grief for the first time. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Being heard in family life: Mira belongs to a chaotic, artistic and outspoken family where it is not always easy for her to be heard; she discovers others’ secrets and keeps some of her own. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Friendship, culture and wonder: Mira discovers a wondrous, often mystical world while the book foregrounds friendship and culture. These elements are identified as important, but there is not enough detail to determine how culture, friendship or mysticism are represented.
- Worth knowing
- Nana Josie’s declining health and Mira’s first experience of grief are central concerns. Family chaos, secrets and a boy described as having a troubled past may also need sensitive discussion.