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Willodeen

By: Katherine Applegate
Narrated by: Ariadne Meyers
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From number one New York Times best seller Katherine Applegate, a singular middle-grade novel about a girl who risks everything to help her handmade bear when he comes to life.

The earth is old and we are not, and that is all you must remember....

Eleven-year-old Willodeen adores creatures of all kinds, but her favorites are the most unlovable beasts in the land: strange beasts known as “screechers”. The villagers of Perchance call them pests, even monsters, but Willodeen believes the animals serve a vital role in the complicated web of nature.

Lately, though, nature has seemed angry indeed. Perchance has been cursed with fires and mudslides, droughts and fevers, and even the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, has dwindled. For as long as anyone can remember, the tiny animals have overwintered in shimmering bubble nests perched atop blue willow trees, drawing tourists from far and wide. This year, however, not a single hummingbear has returned to Perchance, and no one knows why.

When a handmade birthday gift brings unexpected magic to Willodeen and her new friend Connor, she’s determined to speak up for the animals she loves, and perhaps even uncover the answer to the mystery of the missing hummingbears.

A timely and timeless tale about our fragile earth and one girl’s fierce determination to make a difference.

©2021 Katherine Applegate (P)2021 Listening Library

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We’ve listened to this book several times. It’s one of our absolute favorites! The narrator and story are both phenomenal. Check out Katherine Applegate’s other books, you won’t be disappointed.

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Our favorite book

Nothing we’ve found since can compare. We really love this book. Maybe a sequel please?

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IT WAS GOOD

i think that she was a little abscessed with screeches too much LOL!😅 so i give it 5 stars I think if you read this book you will love it an you will learn things about this girl. I would say that its OK for me so I think that you should either read it by yourself or with audible . Well that how I did it basically so its you choose I would do audible or the other .so thanks for reading this if you did read this you do not have to read it I am kind so I like to comment people that post things

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The best book ever

It was very good I think you did the same with me last year but you did the wrong things with the way it looked in my face when we went through all this I think I just didn’t want it in your life because it would have hurt your back so much if it didn’t go to way back and it wasn’t there but you didn’t know what to expect I just want it and it wasn’t what it is so it didn’t make me want to go to work so much more and you were going into the office I didn’t think you had any of your life so it made it all right

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Wonderful Earth Day Book

Nature is so important; this book lets one’s imagination fly and though based on fictional animals and fictional humans - it’s base is quite profound! Willowdeen is a fun read for all ages!

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A beautiful story, well narrated

I highly recommend this book about interconnectivity of our environment and about what it means to be a part of this world.

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Cute story with a good message.

This story is very easy to follow with minimal characters. It has a good moral ground and lessons to make one think about the state the world is in and out sensitivity towards Earth and all it’s living things.
Chapters are fairly short. It is a good tween book. Well done!

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This novel was absolutely beautiful! I didn’t want it to end!!! It will speak to the heart of so many of my students.

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SO GRATE

This is the Best book I’ve ever read
I am blown away so great so amazing

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