I can only remember ever reading one novel similar in style to a graphic novel; but I don’t think I’ve ever read a true full graphic novel. And wow – this one was excellent! The pairing of the pictures with the words really added to the impact this novel has. I also liked how it switched back and forth from past to present, even though it took me a couple of chapters to catch on that that’s what it was doing. 😂 I literally read the whole book in a day, at times with tears in my eyes. 

It is such a powerful story of the fight of people to leave oppression and a terrible life to have freedom somewhere else. The desperation, the struggle, the hardness of the journey…it is all powerfully portrayed in this story. This one definitely gets 5 stars!