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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Monday, June 10 through Friday, July 5, 2024
Read by Michele Good.
After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova. Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it’s too late.
(Ecco, A Div. of HarperCollins; ISBN-10: 63204150)
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Cameron’s aunt Jeanne calls him in the middle of the night and they argue. Ethan invites Tova over for dinner (“not a date”) and plans to tell her that he […]
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Remarkably Bright Creatures 14 Of 20
Tova begins packing for her move to Charter Village. Later, at the Shop Way, she learns the name of the girl that her son was involved with when he went […]
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Remarkably Bright Creatures 13 Of 20
Avery tells Cameron about the night she stopped a woman from jumping off the pier. Tova obsesses over learning that there was a girl involved with her missing son, Erik. […]
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Remarkably Bright Creatures 12 Of 20
Cameron runs into a dead end while searching for his father. Tova attends Mary Ann Minetti’s farewell luncheon and learns some valuable information about her missing son from one of […]
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Remarkably Bright Creatures 11 Of 20
Tova gives Cameron some lessons in proper cleaning and octopus “care and maintenance” following his disastrous attempt to save Marcellus. After observing the two, Marcellus states his belief that Tova […]
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The Devil’s Element: Phosphorus And A World Out Of Balance by Dan Egan
Monday, July 8 through Friday, July 26, 2024
Read by Norman Gilliland.
Phosphorus has played a critical role in some of the most lethal substances on earth: firebombs, rat poison, nerve gas. But it’s also the key component of one of the most vital: fertilizer, which has sustained life for billions of people. Over the past century, phosphorus has made farming vastly more productive, feeding the enormous increase in the human population. Yet, our overreliance on this vital crop nutrient is today causing…
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