Alissa J. Zavalianos
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"I adore this book. So much. 😍
The lush Cornwall setting with moody oceans, shipwrecks, and sand dunes. The beautiful themes of belonging and forgiveness. The tender forbidden romance. The rich historical details and search for answers. I read this yea" Read more of this review » |
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4.5 ⭐️ What a sweet middle grade story about friendship, family, and navigating linguistic differences. This book was filled with so much heart and I loved both grandmothers presented in the narrative. All the characters felt very distinct and were f ...more |
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“What might this mean?' Moo questioned.
'That all that's beautiful and green will turn to ash. That the sun will no longer shine upon a fruitful land, instead it will shine where there's but naught a sprout to grow. Humankind may cease to exist as it does presently, and all that remains will be a corruption darker than our lands have ever known. The Darkness will rise, perhaps in more ways than one.”
― The Earth-Treader
'That all that's beautiful and green will turn to ash. That the sun will no longer shine upon a fruitful land, instead it will shine where there's but naught a sprout to grow. Humankind may cease to exist as it does presently, and all that remains will be a corruption darker than our lands have ever known. The Darkness will rise, perhaps in more ways than one.”
― The Earth-Treader
“She fought against the expectation that growing up meant she needed to surrender her imagination.”
― The Wishing Seed
― The Wishing Seed
“In fact, it only seemed to enhance it, making him wonder what Holland would look like in one of his own shirts. Blast. Now was not the time for this.”
― Endlewood
― Endlewood
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“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”
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“No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.”
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