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Ghost Mountain, by Ronan Hession (2024)
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Premise: Life for a small community is changed when a mountain suddenly appears in an abandoned field—but not as much as one might think.

Review: Hession has been one of 2025‘s great discoveries for me, but this one didn‘t quite live up to expectation or to its fascinating premise. ⬇️

Book #9 of 2025: “The Scourge of God” by SM Stirling. I was reallly into this series when I was younger but got behind during/post college. I picked this up at a used bookstore in Florence over the winter and loved it. Time to get the rest of the series!

Such a beautiful story about a son and his dad who have to move from their favorite blue house. It showed all the faults with the house that they loved and how they made their new home loved just as much as the blue house. Wonderful graphics.

Americans have always been in transition.

This is a reread for me. I'm in a transition state of mind since my mom died last November (2024).

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

#CoverStories Day 27: This story definitely reminds me of summers either spent with family in the US or in the Philippines. I especially liked this statement: “We go to a house that‘s not any of ours, near the ocean and a #lake.”
My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-psc

Araf lives in Oman with his mother and father. His best friend is his grandfather whom he has great adventures. Araf life is about to change as his parents have decided to get doctoral degrees at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Michigan. He must leave his cat, his school, his friends, and his beloved grandfather.
Well written. Good characters. Good story.
Worth the time.

New books at our HS library! #change #pocketchangecollective #NF

I do read self-help! Per my last post, you‘ll see one I finished last night and I explain why I find them invaluable.

But the tagged book is probably the one that has helped me the most. It‘s a quick read, but the concept of kaizen has infiltrated my life and helped me accomplish goals. Starting small is how I‘ve managed to be consistent with fitness for over a year and a half, CrossFit specifically for 11 months.

#sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

2⭐This is about an introverted little girl who doesn‘t want to make friends or be around other people. She gets a new dog that must be taken outside and she slowly gets used to people and eventually makes her own friend. I understand this story and maybe because we‘re going through this with my niece I don‘t like this story. Mainly because we already have dogs and that doesn‘t help. The story is fine. Illustrations are nice. It‘s just not my thing

Great story for children to talk about climate change using child centered language