Why a Booktrail?
A novel for all ages about a young girl losing her sight, inspired by the author’s own life story.
The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree
What you need to know before your trail
Mafalda is a nine-year-old girl who knows one thing: some time in the next six months her sight will fail completely.
Can Mafalda find a way through a seemingly dark future and still go to school, play football and look after her beloved cat? With the help of her family, and her friends, Mafalda needs to discover the things that will be important to her when her sight has failed.
A moving, empowering tale of courage and determination that will inspire young and old.
Locations
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Verona
Verona is on the map as this is where the author is from and it’s her story as she also suffers from the loss of sight her main character does.
There are no locations in this book,but the setting is one of darkness and a growing awareness and fear that soon Mafalda the little girl of the book, won’t be able to see anything at all. So the fact that there aren’t any locations makes this book particularly poignant. Written from a child’s point of view, the language is simple and heartbreaking:
“All children are scared of the dark. The dark is a room with no door and no windows, where monsters grab you and eat you without making a sound. I’m afraid of the dark, though. But I have something else to worry about. I have my very own dark, the one in my eyes.”
To get from one place to another, Mafalda gets around by counting the number of steps it takes her to reach somewhere. When you can’t see what’s in front of you, you have to feel your way around a world of darkness and space.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree
Destination : worldwide, Verona Author/Guide: Paola Peretti
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