Willodeen - Katherine Applegate
Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso
Category: Children
Tags: Children, Mystery, Fantasy
Publisher: Books on Tape Release date: November 9, 2021 Duration: 03:46:01, 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 over wintered 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 a
