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Wildoak
C.C. Harrington
Illustrator: Diana Sudyka
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN: 978-1-338-80386-0
Keywords: 1960's, disability, humiliation, trust, intervention, compassion, exotic animal, reforestation, ecology, animal rights, habitat, PTSD, speech impediment
To combat Maggie's stuttering, her parents send her to her grandfather's in the country. There, her mission to save a wounded snow leopard liberates her own voice. Black-and-white spot illustrations. Back matter.