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Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah–a story of friendship
Pacific Northwest setting for Hannah’s novel Firefly Lane is a fictional road near Snohomish, Washington on the banks of the Pilchuck River. Most of the location in the story are very real. Kristin Hannah lives in the Pacific Northwest and writes about “…what she knows.” Lifelong Friendship Two young girls, Tully and Kate, meet on Firefly Lane in the turbulent 70’s and become the most unlikely of friends. One the daughter of a drug addict and the other from…
HOW FAST CAN YOU RUN by Harriet Levin Millan
HOW FAST CAN YOU RUN by Harriet Levin Millan Child Refugee Majok, at the age of five, runs as fast as he can escaping a brutal attack on his village in the Sudan. He is separated from his family and desperate to get back to them. An older boy finds him, protects him and convinces him to keep going. Thus begins the walking and walking, the hunger, thirst, sadness and fear, but also survival. He always believes that he will find…
Unspoken by Angela Hunt
Unspoken Glee spends eight years of her life teaching Sima, a little gorilla, sign language. The plot line is great, … what is going to happen next? Like any skilled author she leads us to some large ideas: Do animals commune with God? Sima calls God the ‘Shiny Man’. This little gorilla teaches some big lessons. I found the book deeply engaging, it let me think a lot of my dog Roger. This is a wonderful easy to…