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From #1 New York Times bestseller Katherine Applegate, a singular middle-grade novel about a girl who risks everything to help a handmade creature who comes to life.
The earth is old and we are not, and that is all you must remember . . .
Eleven-year-old Willodeen adores creatures of all kinds, but her favorites are the most unlovable beasts in the land: strange beasts known as “screechers.” The villagers of Perchance call them pests, even monsters, but Willodeen believes the animals serve a vital role in the complicated web of nature.
Lately, though, nature has seemed angry indeed. Perchance has been cursed with fires and mudslides, droughts and fevers, and even the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, has dwindled. For as long as anyone can remember, the tiny animals have overwintered in shimmering bubble nests perched atop blue willow trees, drawing tourists from far and wide. This year, however, not a single hummingbear has returned to Perchance, and no one knows why.
A timely and timeless tale about our fragile earth, and one girl’s fierce determination to make a difference.

11岁的威洛登古灵精怪、习惯独处，喜欢各种各样的动物，她最喜欢的是一种叫作“尖叫兽”的神奇动物，可村里人都认为那是一种怪物。威洛登坚信尖叫兽一定有独特的价值。大自然正在变得“愤怒”，火灾、泥石流、干旱频繁发生，作为当地人的骄傲和收入来源的蜂熊也越来越少迁徙来村里。蜂熊能在青柳树上闪闪发光的泡泡巢中越冬，吸引外地的游客。然而，这一年一只蜂熊也没来村里，也没有人知道为什么，村民的生活正面临着危机。

威洛登收到了好朋友送给她的生日礼物——草编尖叫兽。然而，这个草编尖叫兽却奇迹般幻化成真。她决心守护这个尖叫兽新朋友，并且揭开蜂熊消失背后的谜团……

尖叫兽、蜂熊、泡泡巢、青柳树，作者创造了一个童真奇幻的自然世界，让孩子感受文学的魅力，启发孩子对自然万物抱有同理心，坚守内心的勇敢和善良。
神奇动物 魔法元素，感人至深、引人入胜的故事情节，激发孩子的阅读兴趣。女孩威洛登古灵精怪、性格独立，有一头红色卷发，是国外小读者最爱的角色之一。