Willodeen Katherine Applegate Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan, 2021 272 pages Grades 3-6 Fantasy Willodeen has never been the same since the fire that killed her small family and ruined her life. Now she lives with two kind former thespian ladies, who, though aging, share shelter, comfort, and love. Willodeen walks to the beat of her own drummer and would rather be in nature with her pet hummingbear Duuzuu. She rarely journeys into town, does not attend school, and shies away from humans. Always fascinated by the screechers, a nasty animal that omits a terrible gassy smell, she becomes concerned when noticing that they are being hunted to extinction. A first and unexpectedly like-minded friend, Connor, encourages her to attend the town meeting to attempt to cease the hunting. The town is more concerned with the disappearance of the hummingbears, of which there livelihood relies. No one seems to care about the screechers. When a baby screecher, appears seemingly by magic, Willodeen takes matters in her own hands and through trial and error and careful observation learns how to care for these elusive creatures--saving the town in the process.