Echo Mountain

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Echo Mountain

I am a fifth grade teacher, always on the lookout for outstanding middle grade fiction. I read dozens (and dozens) of MG books each year so that I know just which book to put in a student's hands. Lauren Wolk has been a go-to author for book recommendations for several years now. She never talks down to 10 and 11 year olds. Her stories are complex ,and joy-filled, and heart-wrenching. Her writing is gorgeous...often stunning. Literally, her words will stop me in my tracks and make me go back and reread and ponder. I loved Beyond the Bright Sea and Wolf Hollow. Two of my favorites of the last five years. Echo Mountain though, might have moved to the top of my favorites list. It is brilliant.