I like the references to Hmong culture, with which I'm not very familiar. This book sees death through the eyes of an empathetic child, in a sensitive way. The illustrations are amazing.

I feel like I read this in middle school, maybe, but forgot about it. Interesting, food-for-thought. What would you do, or not, if you thought you were the last person on earth, and then it turned out that you were not, but the other person was crazy. Kinda like the Twilight Zone where the guy is all alone and wants to read forever but his glasses break. I doubt that at 16, I would have had the presence of mind to plan as Ann does.

I stayed up way too late a couple of nights(mornings!) giving myself just one more chapter, which stretched to several. I like the multi-faceted aspects of each character that make them believable. The team sort of reminds me of Korman's Masterminds series, which I also enjoyed. The action kept me wanting to read, and Peek adds twists to the plot a little at a time, which keeps it interesting. It has some language which prob makes it YA. Good!

Enjoyed it. I am trying to do research for my future dream apothecary garden. Good info and identifying photos. I learned a new term-wildcraft- which basically means to find or gather.

Lots of cool patterns I hadn't seen before. Thorough explanations and lots of step-by-step photos. I have only marbled once before, but next time I try it, it will probably be with this book at my side.

I have a huge set of Martha Stewart magazines I can't let go of, including the first issue. It's nice to find all of these doable crafts with relatively few and/or inexpensive materials all in one place. Avonleigh liked looking through it with me as well, for Etsy shop ideas. I always enjoy the photos and easy-to-follow instructions of Martha Stewart publications, and lots of these crafts could be modified or enjoyed as-is by adults as well.

Eh. It wasn't quite my cup of tea, but it is a series, so maybe my many unanswered questions are addressed in those.

Recommended to me by a student. I generally enjoy YA historical fiction. I enjoyed the narrative and also the history lesson. I'm sure I learned about the India/Pakistan split in high school, but I certainly didn't remember it well.