10/5/2023 0 Comments Awaken shampoo amazon![]() ![]() As an adult reader the foreshadowing was slapping you in the face, but I think it’s subtle enough that it will be a surprise to many kids. It deals with a weighty subject in a light hearted way that keeps the reader engaged and turning pages til the end. Why it may make the tears flow, it will leave the reader with a warm and happy feeling of love and friendship.I think this book should qualify as this generation's Bridge to Terabithia. Given enough time, and enough exposure I feel this book could become a classic akin to books previously mentioned. This book is a big ol’ tear jerker, and worth every tear. Then there is Francine who is like a grandmother indulging the kids, but making them use their heads and their hearts when they need to.I am completely in love with this book and wish I had not held on to the galley for so long before reading it. Sister Miren is so happy and carefree under dire circumstances. Mom tries her best and has such a burden. I hate the dad, who is never there for the entire book. Stanley really wants a way to make his father notice him and his sister after moving away, and he figures if he wins this big competition with pictures of the skeleton, then his dad would have to come home for sure.I hate the dad. His sister and all his friends can see it, but his caretaker Francine can see it. This would fall in with books like I Kill Giants and A Monster Calls, except instead of a destructive kid, this has a kid who is all heart and just wants his sister to get well, his mom to be happy, and his dad to come back home.A skeleton has started growing in Stanley’s backyard. I think this book should qualify as this generation's Bridge to Terabithia. ![]() “Quietly powerful dark yet whimsical.” - Booklist Read more tempered by a touch of magic and a resilient, likable protagonist.” - Kirkus Reviews “Ventrella’s comforting storytelling reveals a magical world where a skeleton can grow and where a family's love for each other can provide healing.” - School Library Journal Kim Ventrella knows when to be playful and when to break your heart.” -Cassie Beasley, New York Times–bestselling author of Circus Mirandus “ Skeleton Tree is a powerful and tender story. However, Miren is desperate not to lose her friend, forcing Stanly to question everything he’s ever believed about life, love, and the mysterious forces that connect us. When Miren starts to grow sick, Stanly suspects that the skeleton is responsible and does everything in his power to drive the creature away. Mischievous Miren adopts the skeleton as a friend, and soon, the two become inseparable playmates. There’s just one person who doesn't find any of this weird-Stanly’s little sister. ![]() Even stranger, it seems to be growing into a full skeleton . . . With such a unique find, he’s sure to win the grand prize.īut oddly, the bone doesn’t appear in any photos. Twelve-year-old Stanly knows the bone growing in his yard is a little weird, but that’s okay, because now he’ll have the perfect photo to submit to the Young Discoverer’s Competition. A boy grows a skeleton playmate in his backyard in this debut novel about life, hope, death, and friendship.
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