I love mountain survival stories, so this one was right up my alley. K2 is a mysterious mountain--though not the tallest in the world, it is harder to climb than Everest (which is no picnic). I appreciated that Olson gave us as much information as he could about the porters involves. These individuals are so important to the success of the climb and are often left out or minimized. There were times when I yelled at the different individuals about how short-sighted they were being, but that's the benefit of hindsight. I think this is an excellent read for teens.

Everyone needs a hug.

Very silly.

I had no idea that people pretty much just stuck to apples and bananas and potatoes before Caplan came along. She tried new foods and got people to eat them, and yet I had never heard of her. I hope more people do.

Such a fun beautiful celebration of self.

Beautiful illustrations and a powerful message make this an excellent choice.

Super cute and I think a very good book to add to collections. Every body is a dancing body!

Well now I'm hungry and I need to try all these foods and compare them to pizza. For science.

Okay.