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Dear Mothman
Robin Gow
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Amulet Books/Abrams
ISBN: 978-1-4197-6440-0
Keywords: trans, loneliness, mythological creature, science fair, free verse
Devastated by the death of Lewis, the only other trans boy in his school, Noah begins writing a letter to Mothman as a way to connect to his friend who believed in the cryptid. In verse.