{"id":11994,"date":"2021-05-09T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T10:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=11994"},"modified":"2021-05-07T12:42:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T16:42:54","slug":"blog-tour-the-last-fallen-star-by-graci-kim-excerpt-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-the-last-fallen-star-by-graci-kim-excerpt-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim (Excerpt + Giveaway!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rockstarbooktours.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/THE-LAST-FALLEN-STAR.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Tour: The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\"><\/a><\/p><p>Happy Sunday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for THE LAST FALLEN STAR by Graci Kim! I\u2019m so excited because today I have an excerpt of the book to share with you! This book is truly amazing and I\u2019m so so excited to for you to find out more about it, PLUS enter for a chance to win a print copy!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/the-last-fallen-star-cover.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>The Last Fallen Star<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/graci-kim\/\">Graci Kim<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/series\/gifted-clans\/\">Gifted Clans #1<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  May 4, 2021 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/rick-riordan-presents\/\">Rick Riordan Presents<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/middle-grade\/\">Middle Grade<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/mythology\/\">Mythology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/retellings\/\">Retellings<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 336 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55277625-the-last-fallen-star\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gracikim.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gracikim\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/19509314.Graci_Kim\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vsQ05n\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gracikimwrites\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Graci Kim's thrilling debut about an adopted Korean-American girl who discovers her heritage and her magic on a perilous journey to save her witch clan family.<\/b><br \/>\nRiley Oh can't wait to see her sister get initiated into the Gom clan, a powerful lineage of Korean healing witches their family has belonged to for generations. Her sister, Hattie, will earn her Gi bracelet and finally be able to cast spells without adult supervision. Although Riley is desperate to follow in her sister's footsteps when she herself turns thirteen, she's a saram--a person without magic. Riley was adopted, and despite having memorized every healing spell she's ever heard, she often feels like the odd one out in her family and the gifted community.<br \/>\nThen Hattie gets an idea: what if the two of them could cast a spell that would allow Riley to <i>share<\/i> Hattie's magic? Their sleuthing reveals a promising incantation in the family's old spell book, and the sisters decide to perform it at Hattie's initiation ceremony. If it works, no one will ever treat Riley as an outsider again. It's a perfect plan!<br \/>\nUntil it isn't. When the sisters attempt to violate the laws of the Godrealm, Hattie's life ends up hanging in the balance, and to save her Riley has to fulfill an impossible task: find the last fallen star. But what even <i>is<\/i> the star, and how can she find it?<br \/>\nAs Riley embarks on her search, she finds herself meeting fantastic creatures and collaborating with her worst enemies. And when she uncovers secrets that challenge everything she has been taught to believe, Riley must decide what it means to be a witch, what it means to be family, and what it really means to belong.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2021-05-09T10:00:28+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Sunday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for THE LAST FALLEN STAR by Graci Kim! I\\u2019m so excited because today I have an excerpt of the book to share with you! This book is truly amaz\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/blog-tour-the-last-fallen-star-by-graci-kim-excerpt-giveaway\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"The Last Fallen Star\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Graci Kim\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.gracikim.com\\\/\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"1368059635\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Read-an-Excerpt-Spring-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Read-an-Excerpt-Spring-2021.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Read-an-Excerpt-Spring-2021-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Read-an-Excerpt-Spring-2021-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>My Family of Healing Witches<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So here\u2019s the thing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are only two days left until my sister\u2019s initiation ceremony. In two sleeps, Hattie will turn thirteen, and she will have to prove to the entire congregation of gifted clans in Los Angeles that she has what it takes to become a witch. A healing witch. A <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">real <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And she\u2019s gonna be amazeballs, of course. I mean, it\u2019s her birthright. Healing magic flows in her blood, as it flows through our parents\u2019 blood, because we, the Gom clan, are descendants of the Cave Bear Goddess\u2014the patron goddess of service and sacrifice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, except me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sigh. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yep. My own thirteenth birthday is only a month away, but unlike my eomma (that\u2019s my mom) or my appa (that\u2019s my dad) or my sister, I\u2019m a normal, non-gifted person without a lick of magic. I\u2019m a saram.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was adopted. And don\u2019t get me wrong. My parents try super hard to make me feel part of the gifted community, and I love them so much for it. But the truth is, the harder they try, the more I realize how much of an outsider I really am. I\u2019m <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">different<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence why I\u2019m here, sitting behind the reception desk of the Traditional Korean Medicine Clinic that my parents run, doing mind-numbing data entry instead of practicing healing spells like my sister.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bells chime on the clinic\u2019s door, and I jolt up in my chair as an old, dark-haired man limps in. He looks like he could be Korean, but I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever seen him at temple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWelcome to the clinic!\u201d I say. \u201cHow can I help you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGood morning,\u201d he says, wincing as he wobbles up to the desk. \u201cMy name is Robert Choi. I\u2019ve just moved here from New York, and I was told to ask for a James or Eunha Oh. I think I\u2019ve sprained my ankle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He slides his wrists together, and the water in his Gi\u2014the cylindrical glass charm on his bracelet\u2014sloshes a little as it rubs against his skin. An image of two suns and two moons appears on his right wrist with the motion, and the symbol glows green.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ah, he\u2019s a Tokki\u2014an infusing witch. All witches get the same gifted mark on their wrists when they do magic, but it reveals itself in different colors depending on which clan they belong to. The mark is also how we can tell which patients are gifted and which are saram. If they\u2019re saram, we have to make sure they don\u2019t know we heal with magic. The infusers make special memory-erasing potions for that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I know what you\u2019re thinking: Why would you keep such an awesome skill secret from the world? Well, Appa says if\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Family of <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">H<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ealing Witches\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the saram found out about the gifted clans, that would bring grave danger to our community. People don\u2019t like what they can\u2019t understand. It scares them, and scared people do foolish things. I guess that makes sense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou\u2019ve come to the right place,\u201d I say, smiling brightly. \u201cJames and Eunha are my parents. And sorry to hear about your foot, Mr. Choi. Appa has just finished up with a patient, and there\u2019s a free slot for you now if you\u2019d like it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAh, you must be Hattie.\u201d He nods knowingly at me. \u201cI hear you have an initiation ceremony coming up. I hope you are well prepared.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I shake my head. \u201cHattie\u2019s actually my sister. I\u2019m not&#8230; Well, I can\u2019t&#8230;\u201d I trail off, and Mr. Choi frowns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat\u2019s odd. They said the Ohs only had one daughter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oof. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The comment spears right through my chest, but I stay silent and put on a well-rehearsed fake smile. What I\u2019d really like to do right now is take out my Gi bracelet (if I had one) and heal his ankle right here and now, to prove how much of an Oh I really am. Or at least stand up for myself and tell him I\u2019m part of this family, too. That\u2019s what Hattie would do if she were in my place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But I\u2019m not my sister. I\u2019m not brave like she is. I prefer to keep my head down and stay out of trouble. Trust me, it\u2019s easier this way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A warm hand squeezes my shoulder, and I look back to see Appa standing behind me. I didn\u2019t hear him come to reception. \u201cThis is Riley, most <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">definitely <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our daughter, and the most dedicated Gom I know.\u201d Appa beams at me, and then extends his hand to Mr. Choi. \u201cWelcome to our humble clinic, Robert.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And welcome to LA. Come with me, and let\u2019s get that ankle looked at.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appa leads the hobbling Mr. Choi down the hallway, and a stinging heat builds behind my eyes. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sigh<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Yet another day in the life of Riley Oh\u2014the wannabe witch living in an exclusive gifted world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRiley!\u201d Hattie runs up to the reception desk, puts her elbows on it, and rests her chin on her palms. Her rounded cheeks are pink, and her hair is damp with sweat. \u201cPlease come save me. Eomma is driving me up the wall. She\u2019s making me repeat the incantations a billion times, and I don\u2019t know what they mean anymore. I mean, honestly, what are words even?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShe just wants you to do well at the initiation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hattie rolls her eyes, but she knows I\u2019m right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A successful initiation ceremony is the most important rite of passage in a witch\u2019s life. She\u2019s got to perform three spells that satisfy the elders in the gifted clans council, and then say her vows in front of the whole congregation at temple. That\u2019s hundreds of people from five different clans, not to mention our patron goddess, who will be watching from the Godrealm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, and only then, will Hattie get to wear her Gi around her wrist without adult supervision. Without it, she can\u2019t do any magic. So yeah, basically, it\u2019s a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">big <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">deal. I mean, no pressure or anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hattie fiddles with the earth-filled charm that\u2019s attached to a gold chain around her wrist. Eomma usually keeps my sister\u2019s Gi in her enchanted safe, and Hattie only gets to wear it when she\u2019s practicing spells with our parents. \u201cOkay, but can you come with me anyway? Eomma\u2019s all cranky and flustered, and I need moral support. Please?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I make a serious face and pretend to be preoccupied with the patient database. \u201cI\u2019m kinda busy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPretty pleeease?\u201d She gets all up in my face and makes big puppy-dog eyes at me. \u201cYou can have my favorite sweater. And I\u2019ll do all your chores for a week. Come on, Rye, have a heart!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hold off as long as I can before laughing. \u201cOkay, okay, you twisted my arm.\u201d I push her sweaty mug away. \u201cJust wanted to see you beg. Looks good on you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou\u2019ll pay for that!\u201d She slaps me on my shoulder but grins, and then drags me out of my chair and down the hallway to Eomma\u2019s consultation room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eomma is inside, pacing back and forth while holding the family spellbook up to her nose. Her glasses are foggy, and her black perm is bouncing like a halo around her head. \u201cHattie, there you are! Now come back and practice the wound-closing incantation again.\u201d She points her finger at a Korean word in her spellbook. \u201cAnd remember this time that the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">p <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is aspirated, so don\u2019t be shy\u2014put your whole diaphragm into it. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puh! Puh! <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See? Like this\u2014<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">puh<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hattie drags her palms down her cheeks and gives me an exasperated look. I stifle a laugh. Eomma is in fine form today. She pulls off the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plugged-into-a-power-socket <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rest-is-for-the-weak! <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">looks better than anyone I know.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Hattie reluctantly follows Eomma\u2019s lead to aspirate her <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">puh<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, I study their two faces. And, for the billionth time, I wish I looked more like them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m told my biological parents were of Korean ethnicity, too. But that\u2019s about where the similarities end. Where my Gom family are round, petite, and unblemished, I\u2019m tall and freckled. I\u2019m all pointy chin and high cheekbones, with more angles than curves. I\u2019m the one people raise their eyebrows at when they look at our family photos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before I know it, my eyes are burning and I quickly wipe them, embarrassed. Ugh. Classic me. This is what my best friend, Emmett, calls my \u201cleaky-bladder eyeball problem.\u201d You see, I have a slight issue controlling my tears. When I\u2019m sad, I cry. When I\u2019m angry, I cry. When I\u2019m frustrated, I cry. I\u2019m basically <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">really <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">talented at crying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hattie says it\u2019s a good thing\u2014that I\u2019m <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in touch with my feelings <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(more like drowning in them&#8230;). And Eomma and Appa say I\u2019ll grow out of it. But let\u2019s face it\u2014compared to my confident-and-composed family, I\u2019m flawed. It\u2019s yet another piece of evidence that I\u2019m not a true Oh. That I\u2019m weak and don\u2019t belong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eomma has now prompted Hattie to practice her vows, and my sister reluctantly obeys. \u201cI vow on the name of Mago Halmi, mother of the three realms, mother of the six goddesses, mother of mortalkind and all creation\u201d\u2014Hattie\u2019s lisp is making an appearance, which only happens when she\u2019s tired or stressed\u2014\u201cto carry out my sacred duty to heal those in need. To uphold the Gom clan motto of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">service and sacrifice<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230; and&#8230;and&#8230;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She trails off, forgetting the words, and I finish the sentence for her. \u201cAnd I understand that with my gift comes great responsibility\u2014to my clan, to the gifted community, and to our ancestor, the Cave Bear Goddess, who blesses us with her divine power.\u201d I might not have a Gi or magic running through my veins, but I know my stuff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hattie gives me a grateful look. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, she mouths. She puts her hands on her hips. \u201cSee, Eomma? Riley is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">so <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">much more ready for an initiation than I\u2019ll ever be. Have you spoken to Auntie Okja about Rye being allowed to do one, too?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I stick my hand in my pocket and squeeze my onyx stone to calm my nerves. It\u2019s shaped like a curved teardrop, and it\u2019s the only thing my biological parents left me. Hattie thinks it might be a family heirloom or something, but I just like how hard and real it feels in my hand. It\u2019s only a stone (and not nearly as cool as a Gi), but sometimes I carry it with me, because touching it reminds me that I came from somewhere, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSorry, girls. Your appa and I have been trying to find a good time to tell you&#8230;.\u201d Eomma sighs. \u201cAuntie Okja tried really hard, but the other elders just won\u2019t budge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I lower my eyes, mostly to hide the new trickle of disappointment forming on my eye line. My stupid leaky-bladder eyeballs fail me again. \u201cOh&#8230; That\u2019s okay,\u201d I say, even though that\u2019s far from the truth. \u201cThank you for trying.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hattie raises her eyebrows at me. \u201cNo, it\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">okay.\u201d She turns to Eomma. \u201cYou and Appa are always pushing for more inclusivity in the gifted community. This is the perfect opportunity to make a statement, isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eomma looks sheepish. \u201cYou\u2019re absolutely right. But change takes time. Some of the clans aren\u2019t as progressive as we are. They\u2019re arguing that, without a Gi, Riley wouldn\u2019t be able to cast the spells anyway. And if the council can\u2019t witness the spells during the initiation, they can\u2019t make a fair assessment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I shrink, but Hattie pushes back. \u201cBut that\u2019s the whole point. Rye knows the words to all the healing spells, back to front. If the council just gave her a chance to prove herself, maybe the goddess would be convinced and grant Rye a Gi, too.\u201d She rolls her eyes. \u201cThey\u2019ve got it all backward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI understand, sweetheart. You know I do. But the other elders think it\u2019s asking too much of the Godrealm to bless a saram with magic. That it would be impertinent of us. Disrespectful, even. Your auntie is only one voice among five.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hattie raises her hands in exasperation, and I want to melt into the floor and disappear. I hate being the reason they argue. \u201cSeriously, it\u2019s okay, Hat\u2014\u201d I start, trying to calm my sister.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat\u2019s disrespectful is not even giving Riley a chance,\u201d Hattie continues. \u201cIf she tanks the initiation and the Cave Bear Goddess doesn\u2019t give her a Gi, then fine. Or if Riley doesn\u2019t want to do it, then that\u2019s also fine. But not giving her the freedom to choose? That\u2019s wrong on so many levels.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Eomma doesn\u2019t respond, Hattie squeezes my hand, and a determined look appears on her face. I call it her boss face, because no one in their right mind would mess with Hattie while she\u2019s wearing that expression. \u201cAs soon as I\u2019m old enough,\u201d she says, \u201cI\u2019m gonna run for Gom elder. And when I do, mark my words, I\u2019m going to shake up that place. The whole secret-society thing is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">so <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">outdated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI have no doubt you will achieve that, and so much more,\u201d Eomma says, and I totally agree. I mean, why stop at council elder? Hattie for president! I can see the enamel pins already.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I squeeze Hattie\u2019s hand back and feel a warmth spread through my chest. For everything I don\u2019t have, I definitely won the jackpot as far as my sister goes. She is literally the Best. Sister. Ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a shame you can\u2019t just do a spell to share your magic,\u201d I joke, trying to lighten the mood. \u201cOne where the recipient doesn\u2019t need a Gi. That would solve all our problems.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A grin spreads over Hattie\u2019s face. \u201cCrowdsourced magic. Now <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">would jolt the clans into the twenty-first century, right, Eomma?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We both look to Eomma, and she laughs nervously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hattie and I share a glance. Eomma only laughs like that when she\u2019s hiding something.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. Way,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d Hattie says. \u201cThere actually <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a spell for sharing magic with a saram, isn\u2019t there?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My jaw falls to the ground. Impossible!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eomma mumbles something under her breath but still avoids our eyes, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a dead giveaway. \u201cIt\u2019s not that simple, girls,\u201d she finally admits. \u201cIt\u2019s dangerous, and even if it worked, it wouldn\u2019t be permanent. The spell would have to be redone again and again\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat\u2019s the name of the spell?\u201d Hattie interrupts. \u201cAnd where can we find it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And were you ever going to tell me about it? <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I silently ask, my gut rolling into a tight knot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eomma closes the spellbook in her hands with a decisive <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thud<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cThis conversation has gone on long enough.\u201d She looks at the clock on the wall and gasps. \u201cAnd we\u2019re going to be late for temple! Quick, go get your appa. We\u2019re leaving in two.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She hurries us out of her consultation room, and I get my butt moving. I wouldn\u2019t miss temple for anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRye!\u201d Hattie stops me in my tracks and grabs my arm. \u201cDid you see Eomma glance at the book when I asked where we could find the spell?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I shake my head. I hadn\u2019t noticed. I was too busy wondering why my parents had kept this from me when they knew how badly I wanted to become a witch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI know that book\u2019s only supposed to have healing spells in it,\u201d Hattie continues, \u201cbut maybe Eomma just told us that so we wouldn\u2019t snoop. Maybe the magic-sharing spell is in there, too. In fact, I\u2019m <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sure <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it is. Where else could it be?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I frown. We\u2019re not allowed to touch the family spellbook\u2014not until Eomma and Appa deem us ready. And besides, breaking rules makes me erupt in hives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBut, Hat,\u201d I start, \u201cyou know I was joking before, right? Even if the spell is in there, I could never ask you to share your magic. Besides, Eomma said it was dangerous. She wouldn\u2019t lie about something like that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She snorts. \u201cWho said I wanted your permission? Didn\u2019t you hear me drone on about choice before? If I want to share my magic with you, who are you to stop me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I stare at her, wondering what I ever did to deserve such a selfless and fearless sister.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hattie lowers her voice, and there\u2019s an excited twinkle in her eye. \u201cLooks like we need to get our sticky hands on a certain spellbook, wouldn\u2019t you say?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As she drags me to Appa\u2019s consultation room to fetch him, I hear a small voice in my head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Could I <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">actually <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">become a healing witch\u2014a real Gom? Could this be my chance to do my parents proud and prove to the gifted community that I belong?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I know I shouldn\u2019t get my hopes up. It\u2019d just be a recipe for disappointment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But here\u2019s the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">real <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">crux of the problem, folks: I, Riley Oh, have a sweet tooth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And hope? Well, hope tastes sweeter than candy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Copyright \u00a9 2021 by Graci Kim<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Enter-the-Giveaway-Spring-2021-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Enter-the-Giveaway-Spring-2021-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Enter-the-Giveaway-Spring-2021-1-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Enter-the-Giveaway-Spring-2021-1-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/e2389ba21270\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enter here to win a print copy of THE LAST FALLEN STAR by Graci Kim!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(US Only)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/About-the-Author-Spring-2021-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/About-the-Author-Spring-2021-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/About-the-Author-Spring-2021-1-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/About-the-Author-Spring-2021-1-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\"><h3>About Graci Kim<\/h3><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Graci-Kim-Author-Photo-e1620405060437-268x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\"><p>Graci Kim is a Korean-Kiwi diplomat turned author who writes about the magic she wants to see in the world. The Last Fallen Star is her middle grade debut. In a previous life she used to be a cooking show host, and she once ran a business that turned children's drawings into plushies. When she's not lost in her imagination, you'll find Graci drinking flat whites, eating ramyeon, and most likely hugging a dog (or ideally, many). She lives in New Zealand with her husband and daughter. Follow her on Twitter @gracikim and Instagram @gracikimwrites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gracikim.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gracikim\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/19509314.Graci_Kim\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vsQ05n\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gracikimwrites\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Follow-the-Tour-Spring-2021-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Follow-the-Tour-Spring-2021-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Follow-the-Tour-Spring-2021-1-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Follow-the-Tour-Spring-2021-1-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>week one<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/1\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yabookscentral.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YA Books Central<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>Week Two<\/b><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/2\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/jillpiscitello.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jillpiscitello<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/3\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nerdophiles.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nerdophiles<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/4\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/amanisreviews.wordpress.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amani\u2019s Reviews<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/5\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/littleredreads.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little Red Reads<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/6\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/thebookwyrmsden.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bookwyrm&#8217;s Den<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/7\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookhoundsya.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BookHounds YA\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span 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style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/12\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/booksaremagictoo.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">booksaremagictoo<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/13\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historywomanperspective.von\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History from a Woman\u2019s Perspective\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/14\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theworldofceliamcmahon.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celiamcmahonreads\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/15\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a 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400;\">Momfluenster\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/19\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/themommaspot.home.blog\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Momma Spot<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/20\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fictitiouswonderland\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ficticiouswonderland\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/21\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/bookwyrmingthoughts.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bookwyrming Thoughts<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/22\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/bookbriefs.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book Briefs<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>Week Five<\/b><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/23\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/rajivsreviews.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rajiv&#8217;s Reviews<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/24\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fictitious.fox\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fictitious.fox<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/25\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/emeliesbooks.home.blog\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emelie&#8217;s 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alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/003-purple-flowers-divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Questions-and-Answers-Spring-2021-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Questions-and-Answers-Spring-2021-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Questions-and-Answers-Spring-2021-1-300x59.png 300w, 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