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Don't Let the Wind Catch You
- Narrated by: Erik Synnestvedt
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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Summary
When young Gus LeGarde befriends a cranky old hermit in the woods who speaks to an Oneida Indian spirit named Penaki, he wonders if the man is nuts. But when Penni rattles tin cups, draws on dusty mirrors, and flips book pages, pestering them to find evidence to avenge her past and free her from earthly bondage, things change.
What Gus doesn'tunderstand is why his mother hates Tully. His relentless digging reveals a hint of scandal about Tully and Gus' maternal grandfather, Marlowe Wright. Can his natural compassion help him accept the not-so-normal facts about Tully and Marlowe?
On horseback, Gus and his friends ride through woods overlooking Conesus Lake, following Penni's trail to an abandoned house reportedly infected with the deadly Genesee Valley Fever from the 1700s. Unafraid, they enter and make anastounding find that could rewrite history.
Gus summons courage beyond his years in this poignant and powerful telling of the sultry summer of 1965.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-09-20
Adults should read this book!
This was one of the best children books I ever came across. Truly. First of all, I loved the style. The calm, realistic portrayal of everyday tasks, the small, well described details, that make the whole work so life-like and genuine were an honest and uncensored picture of life. The kids were believable and smart and so accepting. Everyone in this story has their own specific character that is taken from the real world. And the representation. The themes. The topics that are rarely discussed in novels for adults for being too "taboo" or unsettling. This book doesnt shy away on topics like death, abuse, sexuality, war, torture, even PTSD and mental health... just like life doesnt. I especially enjoyed the depiction of the vacuum after a grave moment that is so rarely a part of a book. It is the usual habit of romanticising suffering at its peak, but the aftermath of exhaustion is often omitted. This book depicts that too and in a calm way as if saying "its alright to greave" and in the end the affected characters move on.
I also have to say, when the main twist came up, (while hinted at before and I definitely had a hunch), I stopped listening and had to cheer as if I was at a sports game event. I was so excited. I dont want to spoil it for those, who havent read the book. But it was a beautiful reveal that made me realize how very rarely we see a topic like that in a book for the youth.
Anyways, this was way too long of a review and I am probably way too excited as an adult, but I truly believe this is an awesome book and would be of interest for many kids, teens and definitely adults ;)
PS: It would make a great mini TV-series or something of that sort. Hope it gets discovered
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- Debbie McLean
- 30-08-20
fantastic as always
Aaron Paul Lazarvhas to be one of my favourite authors , his books are always gripping and I just love going back to them. i really am looking forward to many more xxxxxxxx
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