{"id":67,"date":"2026-05-18T21:44:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2026-06-12T00:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T00:14:43","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"67\" class=\"elementor elementor-67\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb6c451 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb6c451\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acf944b\" data-id=\"acf944b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a13c91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a13c91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c2d292 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"0c2d292\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da9eb38 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit img-box elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"da9eb38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ellipse-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-36\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Every Tree Has a Story \u2014 Come Discover It.<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d6627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9d6627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Mystery of<span style=\"color: #2a2a2a\"> Hidden Oak Valley<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e26450 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e26450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWelcome, curious young explorer. Hidden Oak Valley is a place where trees whisper secrets and every leaf has a story.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7583e5 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e7583e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/index.php\/librarians\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Buy The Book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a20018 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1a20018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/index.php\/about\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fa501d\" data-id=\"3fa501d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49f566 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e49f566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Group-1321315775.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Group-1321315775.png 724w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Group-1321315775-300x287.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8538aab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8538aab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1964efa\" data-id=\"1964efa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e07101 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute animated-slow elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e07101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Group-1321315775.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Group-1321315775.png 724w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Group-1321315775-300x287.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff1a8d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff1a8d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b314d77\" data-id=\"b314d77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb15fe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute animated-slow elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bb15fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Group-1321315776.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-34\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Group-1321315776.png 692w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Group-1321315776-286x300.png 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a082d2 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1a082d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-951d81a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"951d81a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7855092 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"7855092\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ec1cd7 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"9ec1cd7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d4533 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial img-box elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"44d4533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ellipse-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-36\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">About the author<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf53cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf53cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Franco <span style=\"color: #e74c2b\"> Tompeterini<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a02a4bc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a02a4bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Franco Tompeterini started his life in Genoa, Italy. Then a family in Erie, Pennsylvania, said &#8220;yes&#8221; to him. That changed everything.<\/p><p>A new country. A new language. A backyard with real woods.<br \/>Franco spent hours out there. Climbing. Looking. Asking why trees didn&#8217;t all look the same. He didn&#8217;t know it then, but he was already becoming a writer\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba5f04 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget__width-auto img-box elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fba5f04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ellipse-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-36\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Nature<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4753e7b elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget__width-auto img-box elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4753e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ellipse-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-36\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bravery<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172b3cf elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget__width-auto img-box elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"172b3cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ellipse-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-36\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Wonder<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a1e7b elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget__width-auto img-box elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"36a1e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ellipse-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-36\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Childhood<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40bf8a9 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"40bf8a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab172fc elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab172fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:6,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2550\" height=\"2550\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BOKS.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BOKS.jpg 2550w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BOKS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BOKS-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BOKS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BOKS-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BOKS-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BOKS-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BOKS-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BOKS-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2550px) 100vw, 2550px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f1883 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4f1883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:6,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2550\" height=\"2550\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AUTHI.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-883\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AUTHI.jpg 2550w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AUTHI-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AUTHI-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AUTHI-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AUTHI-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AUTHI-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AUTHI-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AUTHI-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AUTHI-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2550px) 100vw, 2550px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e45a3c elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e45a3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0de4bfe\" data-id=\"0de4bfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c22e45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c22e45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a487bdc animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"a487bdc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e12bef2 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e12bef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6\" height=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ellipse-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-33\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">About The Book<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f46bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13f46bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Mystery of<span style=\"color: #ffff\"> Hidden Oak Valley<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-854fbf1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"854fbf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA twelve-year-old boy looks out his window and notices something. Not all trees are the same.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb23c4 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcb23c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThat is how the mystery begins. Hickory lives in an old squirrel&#8217;s nest inside a tall oak tree. One summer morning, he asks a neighbor. Then another. Soon, he is riding on the back of an owl, flying across Hidden Oak Valley to meet six different trees.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5498004 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5498004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">E-book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1cf7e0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c1cf7e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Paperback<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ba69f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"31ba69f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Audiobook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a716682\" data-id=\"a716682\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72b55aa elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72b55aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7c3607\" data-id=\"d7c3607\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1ddf10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1ddf10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ffbd8c animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6ffbd8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f78e1d elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget__width-initial img-box elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5f78e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6\" height=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ellipse-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-33\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">About The Book<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759c60f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"759c60f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Mystery of<span style=\"color: #ffff\"> Hidden Oak Valley<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16be7ff elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16be7ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA twelve-year-old boy looks out his window and notices something. Not all trees are the same.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e19ce3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e19ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThat is how the mystery begins. Hickory lives in an old squirrel&#8217;s nest inside a tall oak tree. One summer morning, he asks a neighbor. Then another. Soon, he is riding on the back of an owl, flying across Hidden Oak Valley to meet six different trees.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ea562 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"96ea562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">E-book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713185a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"713185a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Paperback<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-145d784 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"145d784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Audiobook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-672f726\" data-id=\"672f726\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70576b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70576b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Group-1321315774.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-629\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Group-1321315774.png 437w, https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Group-1321315774-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d32ffd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d32ffd1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96588f1\" data-id=\"96588f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2236ca elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2236ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bf5395 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2bf5395\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b18eed elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial img-box elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4b18eed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ellipse-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-36\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">THE blogs<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36662e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d36662e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stories, Inspiration <br>&amp; <span style=\"color: #e74c2b\">Writing Insights<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fef714c animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"fef714c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee37cff elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ee37cff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/curiousreadersllc.store\/index.php\/blogs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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Author&#8217;s Desk \u2014 Why I Wrote the Mystery of Hidden Oak Valley<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79192f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"79192f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tI was born in Genoa, Italy, and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania. 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