SuitabookComfort herself
Geraldine Kaye, Jennifer Northway
- Reading
- Read together if the family loss feels significant, pausing to let the child lead discussion. You could also talk about what Comfort knows or wonders about Ghana before she decides what to do.
- Themes
- Bereavement and family change: Comfort’s mother dies in a road accident, after which Comfort moves to her maternal grandparents’ home. The loss is a major turning point in Comfort’s circumstances; how the story handles her grief is not clear.
- Belonging and friendship: Comfort struggles to fit in with village children and is befriended by Lettie. The friendship is presented as part of Comfort’s new life, but its role and development are unclear.
- Life across cultures: Comfort receives a letter from her father in Ghana asking her to go to him; the overview describes her new life in Africa and coping with a different culture. The move and cultural adjustment are central topics, but the book’s perspective on them is not established.
- Worth knowing
- A parent’s death in a road accident is central to the events, alongside parental separation and Comfort’s difficulty fitting in. Consider whether these subjects may feel close to a reader’s own experiences.