It's the Great Depression and times are hard, leading people to move to the mountain when they have nothing left. Then Ellie's dad has a tragic accident that leaves him in a coma and everyone in her family thinks it's her fault.
ECHO MOUNTAIN, by Lauren Wolk, should be a sad, depressing tale, but the spirit of Ellie and what she finds on the mountain make this story more like an adventure. The reader roots for her as she finds and cares for "the hag" and tries her unusual remedies for waking her dad up.
ECHO MOUNTAIN is beautiful, and sad, and a story like no other. I give it two thumbs up.
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