Caregivers and teachers, if you are searching for a middle-grade novel for your student’s summer work or for your bookshelf, Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk is a must read. Ellie and her family have moved to the woods of Maine and her father suffers an accident that leaves him in a coma for months. As Ellie searches for a means to wake him, she befriends an old woman. Together they help each other and their families survive on the mountain. Wolk’s writing is poetic, heartfelt, and soothing, just like the cures that Ellie finds. Readers will be swept away in Ellie’s journey and will look at the natural world a little differently. Happy Reading!
