Moonflower

By Kacen Callender

A child's escape to a spirit realm becomes a quest to save it, revealing hope and self-worth.

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288 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Moon, overwhelmed by depression and feeling unloved, escapes nightly to a spirit realm where adventures with their friend Wolf await. But when this mystical world is threatened, Moon must confront monsters and shadows to save it. With celestial allies, Moon discovers that love and acceptance might also exist in the living world. Can Moon find the courage to embrace their own worth and power? This journey of hope and self-discovery challenges Moon to see the magic within themselves and the world around them.

From the publisher

Kacen Callender, National Book Award winner of King and the Dragonflies, delivers a stunning novel that invites readers into a child’s struggles with mental health, and their journey to wholeness. Moonflower joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!Moon’s depression is overwhelming. Therapy doesn’t help, and Moon is afraid that their mom hates them because they’re sad. Moon’s only escape is traveling to the spirit realm every night, where they hope they’ll never return to the world of the living again.The spirit realm is where they have their one and only friend, Wolf, and where they’re excited to experience an infinite number of adventures. But when the realm is threatened, it’s up to Moon to save the spirit world.With the help of celestial beings and guard-ians, Moon battles monsters and shadows, and through their journey, they begin to learn that a magical adventure of love and acceptance awaits them in the world of the living, too.This story of hope shows readers that our souls blossom when we realize that we are as worthy and powerful as the universe itself.

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