Book description
Ananda is a troubled teen who feels like a misfit at home and at her new school, and her unusual ability to connect with animals makes her feel like even more of an outsider. Still raw from the death of her grandmother, Ananda's dreams are haunted by a long-buried memory…
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1 author picked The Great & the Small as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I like this young adult novel because it presents a fictional plague war. Set between humans and rats; I like how the author combines the history of plagues in a twisted plot of light and dark. I think young adult readers, having lived through Covid, will click into the storyline.
From Caroline's list on books for kids about the plague.
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