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Greenwild: The World behind the Door
Pari Thomson
Illustrator: Alan Baker, map by Elisa Paganelli
Ages: 9+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux BFYR/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-0-374-39137-9
Keywords: Magic, eco-journalism, nature, mothers and daughters
Daisy, 11, loves traveling the globe with her eco-journalist mother. When her mother disappears into an alternate universe, Daisy faces powerful enemies as she tries to find her. Engaging black-and-white illustrations. Map.