Winging It: A Graphic Novel

Gr 3-7–GR 4 - 8: Seventh grader Luna Juniper Wright-Evans is less than thrilled when her father announces they’re leaving California for Washington, D.C.—and even less thrilled to learn they’ll be living with her strict grandmother. Luna’s mother died when she was a baby, and while she longs for a connection to Grandma Wright, she has always found her distant and cold. At first, life in D.C. feels just as bleak as Luna expected. But things begin to shift when her grandmother gives her an old journal filled with her late mother’s observations of the natural world. Though Luna has never felt at ease in nature, she begins to venture outdoors, making it her goal to spot the elusive luna moth she was named for. Along the way, she makes new friends, including a daring young neighbor and a boy her age she mistakes as rude—until she learns he wasn’t wearing his hearing aids. Slowly, Luna and her grandmother also begin to bridge the gap between them. Told month by month over the course of a year, this gentle graphic novel celebrates nature, healing, and human connection. With vibrant, green-suffused art, authentic friendships, and a diverse cast of characters, this is a must-have for upper elementary and middle school readers who enjoy heartfelt, slice-of-life stories.