Paper Butterflies

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Utilizing romance as the main source of light in a dark book also, frankly, leads to very stagnant narratives, and has also been done before about ten thousand times. June’s classmates would steal, put the stolen items in her book bag, and then tell school officials that they saw June steal it. There are some truly heartbreaking moments between them but Blister truly is a ray of bright, sparkling light in June’s life throughout this book. Before becoming a mum, she was a secondary school English teacher and loved inspiring teenagers to read.

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During her childhood and teen years, she lives with her abusive stepmother, Kathleen, who plays vindictive mind games; her stepsister - Megan - who acts as an accomplice; and her completely clueless father who refuses to see what is right in front of his eyes. Granted, I feel like I’m suffering from PTSD after reading Paper Butterflies, I don’t regret reading it one bit. If you have read it you know what scene I mean if you haven’t I don’t want to spoil it for you, but oh my heart! I don’t know how many times I wanted to hurt Kathleen, yell at Megan, June’s father, and her classmates.I’ve talked before about the ways in which the trend of using romance as the way to spur a character’s self-actualization is harmful and creates stagnant narratives (although apparently, not in a full blog post that I can helpfully link to? In him she recognises the tiniest glimmer of hope that perhaps she can find a way to fly far, far away from her home and be free. I cried for a good half an hour after closing the final pages of this book and I think those tears were a mix of heart break and hope.

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There is no way you can come out of this book not having hated Kathleen and fallen in love with June and Blister.

In him, she recognises the tiniest glimmer of hope that perhaps she can find a way to fly f The Before chapters are her younger self telling us her story in that moment and we watch June grow and tell her story as each chapter is told. Take the top layer of that tip and bend it over the base, then pull down the pieces from the bottom layer to give your butterfly its lower wings. Go and read it and fall in love, laugh, cry and go and grab all of the people that you love and hold them tightly.

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At that point, it would’ve become an interesting book about learning the truth, and developing empathy for the lead. Stand By Me meets We Were Liars - a heartbreaking and stunning breakout novel for teenagers from the award-nominated author of Seed. The story of Paper Butterflies will stay with me for a very very long time because of how raw, moving, shocking and emotional it is. that being said, i did adjust to the aftermath and i will say that the ending made me cry my eyes out. The thing about this book is that I would recommend this much more to adults who need to develop empathy than to kids actually in this situation, or those who have experienced it themselves.I couldn't put it down because I was so anxious about the outcome, but it isn't the kind of book you'll ever want to read again. I know that it's mega mega hard to be open about things like that, but Blister could have really helped her. It's a book about how family members, teachers, society, all authority figures can fail someone so entirely.

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Even in situations where no actual wrong is happening, it is important to feel as if your feelings are heard. She truly brings into question the importance of a victim speaking out and shows that by not speaking out things can get even worse than imaginable. But I still think it is a great paper craft for kids and a wonderful introduction to origami for beginners as it uses some basic origami folds.

Yeah, it was not a bad read, I did find myself skimming at parts but for most of it, I enjoyed even if half of it made me squirm and think how can someone be so nasty to a child. I met June, before and after a monumental moment in her life, a young black girl living with her father, stepmother, and stepsister, after her mother's death. Paper Butterflies is an unforgettable read, perfect for fans of Lisa Williamson's The Art of Being Normal, Jandy Nelson, Sarah Crossan and Louise O'Neill.