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Book Review – Stella by McCall Hoyle
Stella is a bomb sniffing dog whose handler dies in an explosion while they were working. This leaves her grief stricken and suffering from PTSD. Despite attempts to help her, Stella isn’t getting better and is on the verge of … Continue reading
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Tagged death, disease sniffing dogs, dogs, PTSD, working dogs
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Putting Piper to Sleep
As I’ve said before, this blog isn’t only about books and storytimes. Occasionally, I chose to write about my life. This week, my family had to put our 114 pound German Shepherd, Piper, to sleep. It was awful. Ten months … Continue reading
Book Review – My Father’s Words by Patricia MacLachlin
By Awnali Mills Finn and Fiona’s father died on the way to work. With the aid of their mother, a neighbor, and one of their father’s patients, they’re trying to keep their father’s memories alive. Soon they discover that their … Continue reading
Book Review – Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved by Kate Bowler
By Awnali Mills I don’t say much about it here on the blog but life has been…difficult lately. One misfortune after another has plagued my family for a few years now—cancer in more than one family member (including myself), unemployment, … Continue reading
Book Review – Lily’s Mountain by Hannah Moderow
By Awnali Mills Lily’s father is a great outdoorsman, and he has taught his daughters well. That is how Lily knows for sure that the reports of his death on Denali, North America’s tallest mountain, have to be wrong. There … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Alaska, book review, death, Denali, grief, mountain climbing, suspense
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Book Review – Matylda, Bright & Tender by Holly McGhee
By Awnali Mills Sussy and Guy are, in the immortal words of Forrest Gump, just like peas and carrots. They’ve been best friends forever. Guy’s mother won’t allow him to have pets, but they’re able to talk Sussy’s father into … Continue reading
Audiobook Review – Spellbinder by Helen Stringer
By Awnali Mills My newest listen on my daily commute was Spellbinder by Helen Stringer. Belladonna’s parents are dead, but that doesn’t mean they’re gone. Nope. They’re ghosts, and they (mostly) carry on as though they are living. That is, … Continue reading
Book Review: The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd
By Awnali Mills When I told a co-worker that I loved The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd, she laughed and said that I love everything I read. Huh. That is so not true. But it is true that I … Continue reading
My Sister-In-Law
Last night we learned that my sister-in-law, Virginia, has terminal cancer. They’ve put her on hospice care and given her 3 to 6 weeks to live. As I’ve been struggling to come to grips with this, it’s struck me how … Continue reading
A Little Bit of Heaven
Yesterday, I watched a movie called A Little Bit of Heaven starring Kate Hudson, Kathy Bates, and Whoopi Goldberg. I’d never actually heard of it before, but it was in my movie queue, my husband and son weren’t around, and … Continue reading
The Librarian Is on The Loose 