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Willa and the Whale, Chad Morris and Shelly Brown

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on April 14, 2020 by Kimberly ChristensenApril 14, 2020

Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen Middle grade fiction When Willa’s dad takes her on a whale-watching trip to see the migrating humpbacks, an unexpected thing happens: … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Children's, Contemporary, Features, Reviews, Reviews-Youth, Spotlight, Spotlights-Youth, Turning the Tide | Tagged Chad Morris, Shelly Brown | Leave a reply

The World on Either Side, Diane Terrana

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on March 7, 2020 by Kimberly ChristensenApril 14, 2020

Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen Young Adult Fiction Content Warning: This book includes descriptions of death, depression, attempted suicide, animal poaching, animal cruelty, forced migration, human … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Reviews, Reviews-Youth, Spotlights-Youth, Turning the Tide, YA/Teen | Tagged Diane Terrana | Leave a reply

Song for a Whale, Lynne Kelly

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 16, 2020 by Kimberly ChristensenAugust 19, 2020

Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly Middle Grade Fiction Sometimes a book just stops you in your tracks and demands … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Children's, Contemporary, Fauna, Reviews, Reviews-Youth | Tagged Lynne Kelly | Leave a reply

Ned Hayes’ The Eagle Tree

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on December 6, 2019 by Kimberly ChristensenDecember 20, 2021

The Eagle Tree by Ned Hayes (Little A, 2016) Young adult contemporary fiction Review by Kimberly Christensen To say that fourteen-year-old March Wong loves trees … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Fauna, Flora, Reviews, Reviews-Youth, YA/Teen | Tagged Ned Hayes | 1 Reply

Sarah R. Baughman’s The Light in the Lake

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on November 6, 2019 by Kimberly ChristensenNovember 7, 2019

The Light in the Lake by Sarah R. Baughman (Little Brown, 2019) Middle Grade Fiction Review by Kimberly Christensen In rural Vermont, twins Addie and … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Children's, Contemporary, Fantasy, Reviews, Reviews-Youth, YA/Teen | Tagged Sarah R. Baughman | Leave a reply

Eliot Schrefer’s Endangered, Review by Kimberly Christensen

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on September 5, 2019 by Kimberly ChristensenSeptember 5, 2019

Endangered by Eliot Schrefer Young adult fiction Fourteen-year-old Congolese American Sophie is set to spend the summer in the Congo with her mother, who runs … Read more

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A.S. King’s Me and Marvin Gardens, Review by Kimberly Christensen

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on July 25, 2019 by Mary WoodburyJuly 25, 2019

Me and Marvin Gardens by A.S. King Middle Grade Fiction Published by Scholastic Trades Review by Kimberly Christensen Everything around twelve-year-old Obe Devlin is changing. … Read more

Posted in Adventure, All, Books, Children's, Fantasy, Features, Magical Realism, Reviews, Reviews-Youth, YA/Teen | Tagged A.S. King | Leave a reply

Rory Power’s Wilder Girls, Review by Mary Woodbury

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on July 10, 2019 by Mary WoodburyJuly 25, 2019

This review may contain spoilers. Wilder Girls (Penguin Random House, July 9, 2019) helps to usher in a type of wild fiction that deals with … Read more

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Neela Vaswani’s Same Sun Here, Review by Kimberly Christensen

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on June 16, 2019 by Kimberly ChristensenJuly 25, 2019

Same Sun Here By Silas House and Neela Vaswani Middle Grade Fiction Review by Kimberly Christensen When middle schoolers River and Meena become penpals, the … Read more

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Ali Benjamin’s The Thing About Jellyfish, Review by Kimberly Christensen

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on May 21, 2019 by Kimberly ChristensenJuly 25, 2019

The Thing About Jellyfish By Ali Benjamin Published September 22, 2015 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Middle Grade Fiction Review by Kimberly Christensen … Read more

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Mary Knight’s Saving Wonder, Review by Kimberly Christensen

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on April 21, 2019 by Kimberly ChristensenJuly 25, 2019

Saving Wonder by Mary Knight Hardcover, 288 pages Published February 23rd, 2016, by Scholastic Review by Kimberly Christensen Curley Hines and his grandpa love their … Read more

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Jodi Lynn Anderson’s Midnight at the Electric, Review by Kimberly Christensen

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on March 17, 2019 by Kimberly ChristensenJuly 25, 2019

Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson Hardcover, 259 pages Published June 13, 2017 by HarperCollins Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen Midnight at the Electric … Read more

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Alexandra Monir’s The Final Six, Review by Kimberly Christensen

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on February 17, 2019 by Kimberly ChristensenMarch 3, 2021

The Final Six by Alexandra Monir Hardcover, 352 pages Published March 6, 2018 by HarperTeen Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen The Final Six is a young … Read more

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Ted Bernard’s Late-K Lunacy, Review by Jim Phillips

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on June 29, 2018 by Mary WoodburyJuly 25, 2019

Novel by Ohio University emeritus prof asks hard questions. Plot set in familiar-seeming college town. © Jim Phillips, Athens News, Athens, Ohio, USA (June 6, … Read more

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