We are Giants is an interesting title relating to the story – at first it seems strangely contradictory to the storyline, but it quickly makes sense.
The story is written from the perspective of a young girl called Sydney, who lives with her older sister Jade and her mum, Amy. Their family is mostly normal apart from the fact that Amy was born with a condition called dwarfism, which means that she got to the height of 4ft then stopped growing altogether. Her deceased husband also had dwarfism so when Amy gave birth to two average-sized daughters, lots of people were sceptical about whether she could take care of them adequately.
We are Giants begins when Sydney, Jade and Amy are moving nearer to Amy’s mum’s house – and Sydney doesn’t want to go. Moving may give the family new opportunities and help with a new start, but to Sydney it just means having to share a room with her older sister, leaving her friends behind and having a whole new group of people to get used to her mum’s difference!
I really like We Are Giants. It’s funny and sad and worrying – sometimes all at the same time! You can really relate to what they feel and think… it’s wonderfully written. The characters are relatable and realistic, and well describe.
I’d recommend this book to people who enjoy emotional stories and I rate it 8½ out of 10.
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