"Blue Mountain" by Martine Leavitt

Blue Mountain by Martine Leavitt is told by Tuk, who is a Bighorn sheep!  At first, life is good--running, jumping and playing.  However, when Tuk becomes the leader of the herd, he must find a safe place for them or all will be lost.

This book was a National Book Award finalist.  So that should give you some idea of just how good this is.  The author wrote this book for her grandchildren, but I think young and old will enjoy it like I did!
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

(Karen's review, 2 stars)  This is one my husband and I disagree on.  Blue Mountain by Martine Leavitt is a children’s book about how longhorn rams must find new mountains to live on when their habitat is destroyed.  The rams talk to each other as well as some of their predators who make appearances through the book.  I learned a bit about longhorns, such as they are peaceful animals, but I got bored about halfway through.

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A Letter to My Cat—Notes to Our Best Friends by Lisa Erspamer is full of Cuteness!

A Letter to My Cat—Notes to Our Best Friends by Lisa Erspamer had this cat lover saying “AWW” on practically every page!  The full-page color pictures of cats are beautiful and the letters by their owners are heartwarming.  It is a collection of notes from cat owners, including some celebrities, to their cats.  It is a quick read and very enjoyable.   This is a wonderful book for any cat lover! 

(Karen's review, 5 stars)

 Our cats like this book to and highly recommend it since there were several pictures of cats that looked like them.

Gerard and I (and Abby, or dog) also loved A Letter to My Dog.

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"The WAITING" by Suzanne Woods Fisher--A Beautiful Amish Romance

The WAITING by Suzanne Woods Fisher topped The CHOICE!  In The Waiting, Jorie King, the main character who helps her grandparents on their Amish horse farm and agrees to teach school finally finds love.  This is a great story that focuses on one particular Amish family, the Zooks.  The oldest, Cal is left with his young daughter, Maggie and his three brothers--Ben, Matthew, and Ephraim when his beloved wife dies of Cancer.  Cal stepped up to run the family farm when their parents died.  Issues in this book include life struggles, family issues, faith, education, judging others, relationships and coming of age.

I absolutely loved this book and look forward to reading more by this wonderful author.  The romance is clean, the Christian theme runs throughout without being preachy and it's thought provoking.  I cheered out loud at a couple parts--once when Cal through Ben's medications into the garbage and when the test results came back for Jorie's 8th graders.  Ephraim was my favorite character. 
(Karen's review, 5 stars)

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"How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon is a novel straight out of today's news!  A young black teen male is killed by a white man.  Did he have a gun and was he ready to use it?  Or did the white man act in haste and kill an unarmed boy?  This book focuses on how the community reacts and is spot on.  I loved this book because the characters were really interesting, realistic and it kept me turning pages to get to the good ending.
(Gerard's review, 5+ stars)

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"Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired by Wyatt North is Informative, Brief, Inspiring!

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Before reading this Mother Teresa:  A Life Inspired by Wyatt North, I only had a general idea of the good this lady did.  The book made the point that she saw all human beings as her neighbor and sought to Love everybody as herself as Jesus commanded us to do regardless of race, religion and boundaries.  I learned a lot about her in the couple hours it took me to read this book.  To me, it felt as though I was reading a report on her life.  It met my expectations and inspired me to go and help as many people as I can.  This book showed me she truly was a great person by serving others as Jesus said we should do.   (I read this one on Kindle, sorry no cat pictured with it.)
(Karen's review, 4 stars)

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