I am in love—heart and soul with this book. This touching
middle-grade novel is stunning. It makes me want to be a kinder and more
empathetic human.
Today, more than ever before, we need more books that bring
out the best in us. We need stories that help us navigate the ups and downs of
being human. We need to remember that loving others and being vulnerable is a
strength and not a weakness. Wishing Season will break your heart and then it
will show you how to mend it, so you’ll be stronger for having loved and lost.
Go read this story, my friends. ♥️ Some books are impossible not to share.
A moving middle grade story by Anica Mrose Rissi that will appeal to readers who loved The Thing about Jellyfish and Hello, Universe, about the enduring bond between twins: Anders, who has recently died, and Lily, who has to balance her grief and confusion with a brother who isn’t quite gone—and how to navigate a world that is moving forward without him.
Of course Anders wasn’t lonely in the afterlife. He still, like always, had Lily.
Lily doesn’t believe in making wishes. Not anymore. Not since Anders died.
Wishes can’t fix the terrible thing that happened. Wishing won’t change how…
If you follow me, you know I’ve written a novel about a
girl who has died for the third time and is stuck in the afterlife. The
afterlife in my novel is modeled after Mohonk Mountain
House.
TJ Klune’s afterlife is a completely different world than
mine and it fascinates me. I know the complexity of imagination and emotion
that went into my story, so it’s always intriguing to be inside someone else’s
head the same way.
Hugo’s tea shop and the cast of characters that cross its
threshold are interesting, complex, relatable, and they will touch your heart.
Klune has written an uplifting story about our greatest fears and one of our
deepest mysteries, reminding us that death is only the beginning. You don’t want
to miss this one.
When a reaper comes to collect Wallace Price from his own funeral, Wallace suspects he really might be dead. Instead of leading him directly to the afterlife, the reaper takes him to a small village. On the outskirts, off the path through the woods, tucked between mountains, is a particular tea shop, run by a man named Hugo. Hugo is the tea shop's owner to locals and the ferryman to souls who need to cross over. But Wallace isn't ready to abandon the life he barely lived. With Hugo's help, he finally starts to learn about all the things he…
Every day, when I turn
on the news or check social media, it feels like a dumpster fire.
Seeing and
hearing so much negativity and hatred gives me anxiety and a feeling that my
voice doesn’t matter. That’s not who I want to be at my core and Daring Greatly
has reminded me that the very thing I hide when life feels like a scary place,
is the exact thing that is going to allow me to successfully navigate through
these challenging times.
“What we know matters, but who we are matters
more.” “The willingness to show up changes us, it makes
us a little braver each time.”
This book gives you inspiration, but it also
gives you tools and it can spark something inside you that just might change
everything.
'She's so good, Brene Brown, at finding the language to articulate collective feeling' Dolly Alderton
Every time we are faced with change, no matter how great or small, we also face risk. We feel uncertain and exposed. We feel vulnerable. Most of us try to fight those feelings - or feel guilt for feeling them in the first place.
In a powerful new vision Dr Brene Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability, and dispels the widely accepted myth that it's a weakness. She argues that, in truth, vulnerability is…
When Elliot finds herself dead for the third time, she can't
remember her past, is getting the cold shoulder from her best friend,
and has no idea why she keeps repeating the same mistakes across her
previous lives. What she does know is this is her last chance to get
things right.
Elliot just wants to move on, but first, she will
be forced to delve into the painful memories she'd
rather keep buried. Memories of the people she's hurt, people
she's betrayed...and the person she's killed.
As she pieces
together her previous lives, Elliot must
find a way to earn the forgiveness of the person she's hurt
most and reveal the truth about herself to her best friend and the two
boys she loves...even if it means losing them forever.
