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Avail­able July 22, 2025

  “This heart­felt tale by Roberts — dis­tin­guished by a dis­tinc­tive, lay­ered cast with authen­tic-feel­ing moti­va­tions and rela­tion­ships — nim­bly explores sub­jects such as the eco­log­i­cal impor­tance of pol­li­na­tors along­side a fine-tuned emo­tion­al explo­ration of adop­tion.” (Pub­lish­ers Week­ly, starred review)

“You’ll cheer for Bun­ny Bax­ter in this spot-on mid­dle grade in which Bun­ny uses her pas­sion for pol­li­na­tors to grow a gar­den, friend­ships, and her voice.” (Kathryn Ersk­ine, Nation­al Book Award Winner)

“Some­times it feels like a mir­a­cle that we make it through mid­dle school. Read this. You’ll cheer for Bun­ny — and cry a bit too. And by the end, you’ll real­ize that she’s not the only one you’re cheer­ing and cry­ing for in these pages.” (Gary D. Schmidt, New­bery and Printz Hon­or Winner)

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