[Review] The Lines We Cross by Randa Abdel-Fattah

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Publication (dd/mm/yyyy): 18/07/2016

Publisher: Scholastic

Pages: 288

Source: Library

Genre: YA {Contemporary}

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Violence | Sexual Content | Profanity

Book Tunes

♪ Rachel Platten - Fight Song ♪
♪ Thirsty Merc - Someday, Someday ♪

My Rating

4/5

My thoughts

AU edition

I love contemporary YA fiction that unrelentingly and unabashedly shouts. Reading should first and foremost be entertaining, but it should also enrich the mind and open you up: to more perspective, more knowledge, more understanding, less ignorance. You can't read The Lines We Cross/When Michael Met Mina and not feel a little bit shaken up - it is not everyday that we read fiction targeting relevant political issues surrounding refugees. Considering the tough subject content, I was glad that this book was packed with many light and happy moments to balance it all out.