There are few Colorado authors as beloved as the late Kent Haruf. His book, Plainsong, is simply put, his Colorado masterpiece – a classic for all time.
As Denver grows, so does its national recognition as a hip, up-and-coming place to live. Denver’s hippest places are on full display in Kazu Jones and the Denver Dognappers by Shauna Holyoak, a middle grade fiction pick for Elevated Reading.
"We live across the thousand dunes with grit in our teeth and sand in our homes. No one will come for us. No one will save us."
This is the first post in Elevated Reading, reviews that will focus on both fiction and non-fiction books that take place in Colorado, and the history behind those subjects.
