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Everything comes to life on the page, even if it is gruesome (and some parts are).

It’s a really dark and tragic part of history, and deserves to be hidden no more.įrom a reader’s perspective, this book is wonderfully written. The author’s note writes about how, even though the author is Filipino, she struggled to find resources for this book as there was so much censorship and colonialism. Even if you have read a lot about these topics, this book will definitely add a new spin on it. This book is therefore also endorsed by Amnesty International.Īside from that, this book raises issues around censorship, truth, lies, colonialism, and war.

Human rights come up in conversation a lot nowadays, and Gourlay discusses them very well. The right to life education to live freely and without bondage to be able to live peacefully and practice your own culture and religion without harm, or harming. This book is primarily about human rights. I read Bone Talk as I will be teaching it at school, and this book raises a lot of questions that I think will be fascinating to discuss (though they could be tricky too!). But then a new boy arrives in the village, bringing someone called an “American” with them, and war is about to come. Life is not always fair and is not always safe, but Samkad is awaiting the day he becomes a man. 10-year-old Samkad lives with his Father and his village in the Philippines 100 years ago.