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Gaia Girls Enter the Earth
Gaia Girls Enter the Earth | Lee Welles
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Elizabeth Angier was happy to be at the end of the school year. She thought her summer on the family farm would be full of work and play with her best friend, Rachel, and her other best friend, her dog, Maizey. However, Elizabeth didn't anticipate the Harmony Farms Corporation moving to her town. Her world starts to crumble as her best friend moves away and her parents whisper of farmers selling their land and the effects this factory farm operation could have on them. When she thinks things can't get much worse, she meets the most unusual creature, Gaia, the living entity of the Earth. Strange things begin to happen to her, around her, and through her! Elizabeth discovers that with these new powers comes responsibility. A dire mistake makes Elizabeth wonder if meeting Gaia has been a blessing or a curse. Will Elizabeth have the strength to fight a large corporation? Or will her upstate New York home be spoiled by profit driven pork production that fouls the air, land, and water?
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ImperfectCJ
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"Advertising is about convincing you that you are flawed and that your salvation can be bought."

Admittedly a little heavy-handed, but accurate.

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When her family's farm is threatened by a corporate farming operation, Elizabeth discovers that she's uniquely suited to save the day. I wasn't thrilled with this one at first, but it grew on me. It has a similar feel and themes as The Overstory by Richard Powers but for a middle-grade audience, and would be great as part of a family reading crate (like Build Your Library used to offer).
It's also book 6 for my #bookspinbonanza.
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TheAromaofBooks Great review and I love your gnome!! 4y
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"Sometimes the strangest of times begin in the most normal way."

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ShyBookOwl That's a charming and captivating opening! 4y
ImperfectCJ @ShyBookOwl Isn't it? And it seems so appropriate to the times. But then, everything I read seems imbued with greater significance lately. 4y
Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira @ImperfectCJ Funny you write that, same for me. Deeper meaning everywhere. 4y
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ImperfectCJ
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Sigh. Are we really still stuck on crying being "girly"? I hope this character comes to realize that healthy expression of emotion is a positive human trait and not a weakness based on outmoded gender stereotypes.

Megabooks 🙄🙄 annoying. There is nothing strong in not crying. You are not “girly” if you do cry. You‘re human! 4y
ImperfectCJ @Megabooks Right? I had read that this book had strong, empowering female characters. I worry that in this book (as so often in life), "strong" might mean "only displaying traditionally masculine qualities." It's early on, though, so hopefully the protagonist gets to have a little more balance as the story progresses. 4y
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#7days7covers #7covers7days #covercrush

One cover you love each day for seven days, no explanation.