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Nick Podehl
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Dan Gemeinhart
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The debut of a phenomenal new middle-grade talent.
In all the ways that matter, Mark is a normal kid. He's got a dog named Beau and a best friend, Jessie. He likes to take photos and write haiku poems in his notebook. He dreams of climbing a mountain one day.
But in one important way, Mark is not like other kids at all. Mark is sick. The kind of sick that means hospitals. And treatments. The kind of sick some people never get better from.
So Mark runs away. He leaves home with his camera, his notebook, his dog, and a plan to reach the top of Mount Rainier - even if it's the last thing he ever does.
The Honest Truth is a rare and extraordinary novel about big questions, small moments, and the incredible journey of the human spirit.
©2015 Dan Gemeinhart (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...
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- Gina Willette
- 11-21-22
I absolutely just love this book
This book was a 10/10 I just love the storyline and I highly recommend it.
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- Cassie Thomas
- 11-14-17
WOW five stars
This book was sweet,sad and overall very overwhelming. I most definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure and love.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-27-19
this is an amazing book everyone should read this!
loved this book the person who reads it really captured the emotion I would recommend this to everyone.
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- Erika Krivenko
- 07-30-16
Wow. Amazing
That's the truth. It is very interesting and I could visualize it very well and it was outstanding.
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- DH
- 12-29-18
amazing!
This book is so well written! It described the challenges,emotionally and physically, of having cancer and having a goal. The narrator did a great job representing how everyone felt. This book is incredible and I 100% recommend it to any 10-15 year old.
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- Jen Truesdale
- 09-08-21
my daughter loved it
It was a nice story, it kept the attention of my 12 year old autistic daughter well. and helped get her into listening to audiobooks since she hates to read.
I personally like the story but thought it could use a little better ending. I felt like the book just stopped where there should have been another chapter.
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- hotwheelsblue30
- 03-28-20
fantastic adventure story for middle grade
this is great adventure story for Middle School students. reading it as an adult the explanation of the lessons at the end can be a little heavy-handed but they are a great catalyst for classroom discussion. plenty of tension and drama.
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- Grace
- 01-11-24
AMAZING BOOK
This was a wonderful book
• HANDS DOWN •
Amazing story and perfectly narrated.
It is a story of
hope, truth, perseverance, and friendship
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- Nykki J
- 09-12-17
The honest truth
I loved this book
So much, Finished in 5 days an hour a day i
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- Anonymous User
- 05-07-24
Amazing, noble, full of love. Just perfect.
I loved the story and the performance of the reader. It was one of the good books I have listened to. Thank you.
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