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Lost Mountain

by Erik Reece

Asserts that strip mining in the Appalachian Mountains is economically and environmentally devastating and describes one year witnessing the decimation of a mountain. Suggests that strip mining is not just a local concern but a mainstream crisis that involves government neglect, species extinction, poisoned groundwater, and class conflict. Also describes how the coal industry impacts coal miners and their families.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?