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Sentinals Awaken - By Helen Garraway

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So I don't read much fantasy anymore, but I did when I was younger. I grew up reading CS Lewis, Tolkien and others. Helen's book, Sentinal Awaken, set a fire in me for more fantasy novels. My love of Fantasy has been "Awaken"ed. (Sorry for that)  Here is a synopsis: As a three thousand-year-old threat reemerges, only one man has the power to awaken the world’s greatest protectors and restore order to the realm. He just doesn’t know it yet. When Jerrol Haven, a captain in the King’s Rangers, discovers treason at the highest level, he knows immediately that the knowledge puts his life at risk. And indeed, though he expected the ailing King to shield him, the ambitious Crown Prince sentences Jerrol to death. What hold does the Prince have over his weakened father, and who or what is he protecting? As Jerrol flees for his life, he is rescued by a vision of the enigmatic Lady Leylandii, a goddess who, according to legend, once saved the land of Remargaren from malevolent w
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The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember by Fred Rogers

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Five Stars 💥💥💥💥💥 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3235441485   Mr. Rogers is one of my childhood heroes. Much like the teaching of Christ, the farther away from the lessons I learned on Mr. Rogers Nieghborhood, the farther I am from peace and happiness. If our world practiced what Mr. Rogers preached, we would find many of our problems would disappear. And the remaining problems? With the collaboration that living in a state of kindness and acceptance would provide, the human race would be able to figure the solutions.
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The Call of the Wild by Jack London

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  Five Stars 💥💥💥💥💥 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3542513133 Written from the point of Buck the sled dog, The Call of the Wild is one of the best books about finding one's true self. The journey of Buck is exciting and often disturbing. Yet Buck is a survivor who learns while that life among his human owners is rarely comfortable and sometimes abusive there is a place for him in this world. If only we can hear our own clarion call and learn to follow it as Buck does.
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