I Am Kavi

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Caught between two worlds—a poverty-stricken village and a fancy big-city school—a young Sri Lankan girl must decide who she really is and where she really belongs.

1998, Colombo. The Sri Lankan Civil War is raging, but everyday life must go on. At Kavi’s school, her friends talk about the weekly…

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1 author picked I Am Kavi as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Meg Eden Kuyatt

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This book tells a beautiful and compelling story about a village girl coming to the city for her education.

We as readers feel the stakes so clearly, and are pulled into Kavi’s journey of reconciling with her identity away from home and the assumptions she makes about others. This story has great nuance and it’s so satisfying to see Kavi grow as a character. Her story challenges readers to think about the assumptions they make about others in their own lives.

From Meg's list on children’s stories in verse.