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August 2025 Book #4

This story is inspired in events that occurred in Willowbrook and which were exposed by Geraldo Rivera about deplorable conditions students with disabilities and residents were living and the abuse they received. The novel is about Sage and her twin sister who had disabilities and she thought was dead but she was not. Then Sage is confused by her twin sister and is through her that we will see what happen insudecWilkiwbrook⬇️

A harrowing tale based on real atrocities. Sage Winters, 16, goes to Willowbrook “School“ on Staten Island to search for her twin who has gone missing from the institution for mentally ill children. Sage had believed her sister had died when they were 10. When she arrives they believe she is her sister Rosemary and Sage must try to find her sister and escape.

Two men went out fishing in a small boat off the coast of Mexico and were caught in a storm. Their boat was disabled and ended up drifting across the Pacific all the way to the Marshal Islands. If, like me, you found the on the sea part of A Marriage at Sea a little thin, this is the book for you. Salvador is an extraordinary man with a great attitude, and I loved this book.

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Caldecott Honor, Published 2015, Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World‘s Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick, illustrated by Sophie Blackall
A touching, true story about the real bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. Through beautiful illustrations and heartfelt narrative, it explores friendship, adventure, and the bonds between a mother, son, and a special bear. Warm, gentle, and unforgettable.

The illustrations in this book are amazing and very detailed. It seems as though the colors are muted which helps explain the mood of the story even more.

Israeli Yossi, American Kevin, and Swiss Marcus are mochileros (backpackers) in Bolivia who decide they want to see a real jungle and Indian village. They hire a man, Karl, to guide them through the forest. As the title makes obvious, everything goes terribly wrong. These mochileros have no idea that their enthusiasm isn‘t enough to get them out alive. It is gruesome and harrowing. Yossi lives to write the book—so there‘s that. Yossi spends ⬇️

Starting this tonight #truestory #truecrime

Inspiring, entertaining, and surprisingly informative (about social history, history, and just plain quirky facts); sailed through this in a day. (Of course it was a day with no responsibilities, so easier.) #letterR #LitsyAtoZ @Texreader