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Book Review of Hum If You Don't Know the Words

Hum If You Don't Know the Words
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One of my top five books of 2020.

This book follows the story of a young protagonist as she navigates adolescence in Apartheid South Africa. It gives a focused look at that country during that period of time. Its true value comes from the girl's story with her sort of nanny (hard to describe that role). Ultimately it is the story of how we do make mistakes and how we can be bold and take charge in redeeming our mistakes.