Winging It, by Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illustrator)
From the publisher, Scholastic Press:
available October 21, 2025
Twelve-year-old Luna never wanted to move from California to Virginia, even if it is near historic Washington, DC, and no matter how excited her dad is to show her the sites and introduce her to the area where her late mother grew up. And she definitely doesn't want to live with a very formal grandmother she barely knows. But during a visit to the National Museum of Natural History, the rarely seen luna moth for which Luna was named sparks her curiosity. Using her mother's old naturalist notebooks as a guide, Luna, who has always preferred the indoors, endeavors to see a real luna moth with her own eyes. Learning more about nature just might help her make a new friend, figure out how to feel at home in her new life, and understand the mother she never got the chance to know.
What an excellent graphic
novel. Very relatable and heartfelt.
The story unfolds seamlessly
with each of the characters growing, changing, and learning about themselves changing for the better. Everything
comes full circle and is very satisfying.
Communicating and being open to new people and experiences changes us and helps us understand the world and other people better. And watching Luna and her grandmother navigate their new relationship, does just that. Luna wants to learn about her mom and getting to know her through her nature journal opens Luna up to things she was closed off to before.
Grief is very hard for
everyone and finding ways to deal and process it are so important.
There are even instructions
on how to make your own nature journal at the back of the book. It’s a story
for everyone.
