Wombat Waiting
Age band: 8+
Looky Rating System: Violence 2/5, Love & Romance 0/5, Mental Health 2/5, Language 0/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 3/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 2/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 0/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 0/5.
Description
From the Newbery Award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan and Odder comes a stunning middle grade standalone novel-in-verse about compassion, resilience, and surprising friendships, following a dog named Wombat in the aftermath of a catastrophic fire.Wombat isn't actually a wombat--but when the homeless dog is discovered, singed and ash-covered after a terrible fire destroys a community, someone tags her with the nickname and it sticks.