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Arc Tour: Our Green Heart: The Soul and Science of Forests by Diana Beresford-Kroeger

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In this inspiring culmination of Diana Beresford-Kroeger’s life’s work as a botanist, biochemist, biologist and poet of the global forest, she delivers a challenge to us all to dig deeper into the science of forests and the ways they will save us from climate breakdown—and then do our part to plant and protect them.

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Witnessing someone’s passion for a topic is truly captivating, and this is precisely what Our Green Heart offers. Dr. Beresford-Kroeger possesses a remarkable talent for crafting compelling narratives that weave together her own story and the stories of the forest. Her writing is not only engaging but also deeply inspiring, leaving a lasting impact on readers.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you Netgalley and Random House Canada for sending me this ebook for review consideration.

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Arc Tour: The Answer is No by Fredrik Backman

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In a hilarious short story from New York Timesbestselling author Fredrik Backman, the absurdities of modern life cause one man’s solitary world to spin suddenly, and comically, out of control.

Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone?

Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.

Told in Fredrik Backman’s singular witty style with sharply drawn characters and relatable antics, The Answer Is No is a laugh-out-loud portrait of a man struggling to keep to himself in a world that won’t leave him alone.

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What I love about Short Stories is the parameters it gives to authors. Some authors rise to the occasion and take short stories as a challenge. Backman is no exception. I loved how he was able to create a concise plot with memorable characters. It was short and sweet with a memorable lesson about happiness and loneliness.

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Thank you Netgalley and Amazon Original Stories for sending me this ebook for review consideration.

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Your honor. I love them.

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Ending 2024 with Lana Ferguson’s Under Loch and Key. It was a December Aardvark Pick…which I finished in December (😳😳😳)

I absolutely adored this book. It was a sweet, sassy and spicy romance.

Start 2025 with this romance!

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A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (1965), dir. Bill Melendez

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Cemetery Boys is a thrilling YA book which has been banned in several counties in my home state.

According to Pen America, there have been a recorded 10,046 book bans in the 2023-2024 school year. With Florida and Iowa leading the way.

Of most of the commonly banned books, 44% featured people and characters of color and 39% featured LGBTQ+ people and characters according to Pen America.

Cemetery Boys features both characters of color and LGBTQ+ characters. This book was a thrilling adventure, the writing and characters were well developed. (The second book comes out in 2025). This book shouldn’t be banned. Banning this book and stories like this one erases people’s stories and perspectives.

Banning books like this one is a disservice to students everywhere.

Read banned books and support authors.