Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC.Ĭalliope Scott is fascinated by Meteorite Mountain. I would definitely recommend this book for any kid ages 8-12. I was pleasantly surprised by some of the twists as the story went on. Ferruolo develops the characters and relationships well.
An important side character passes away, and none of the characters' actions are perfect - so they are believable as real people. The entire book is sweet, but not syrupy or patronizing to kids. Meterorite, climbing and trying to solve the mystery of what really landed on the mountain many years ago.Īfter nervously befriending new student Rosine (who has her own heartaches), the two girls plan to summit the mountain and find whatever magic could help them both. She doesn't have many friends at school, and would rather spend her time on Mt. The author, Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo, has taken some tough real life challenges that many kids face, and woven them into a realistic tale about believing in yourself and your friends.Ĭalliope Scott (Cal) is worried about her mom's health, and her dad who is in prison for unclear reasons at the start of the book. I enjoyed reading this touching story so much, and would love to see it in the hands of upper elementary schoolers and middle grade readers. Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo's third novel is a glowing story of friendship, inner strength, and what happens when the impossible becomes possible. She begins to wonder if the magic she's been seeking all this time is really the kind she needs.
As the girls climb high and dig deep to face the mountain's challenges, Cal learns from Rosine what real courage looks like.
Rosine has her own secret plan for the mountain and its magic, and she convinces Cal they can summit its peak if they work together. Then Cal meets Rosine Kanambe, a girl who's faced more impossibles than anyone should have to. But no one has successfully reached its peak-no one who's lived to tell about it, anyway. Cal spends her afternoons plotting to summit the mountain, so she can find the magic she believes will make possible the impossible: to heal her mother. Meteorite, named for the extraterrestrial object some claim crashed there fifty years ago. The only thing Cal runs toward is nearby Mt. What do you do when you're facing the impossible?Įver since the day when everything changed, Cal Scott's answer has been to run-run from her mother who's fighting cancer, run from her father whom she can't forgive, and run from classmates who've never seemed to "get" her anyway. Meteorite, and learn about each other, themselves, and the magic friendship can bring, perfect for fans of Katherine Applegate and Barbara O'Connor. A heartfelt middle grade from Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo about two girls who go on an adventure to the top of Mt.
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