Little Monarchs
by Jonathan Case
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"What am I reading? Oh, just your average post-apocalyptic butterfly migration tale, that’s all. Jonathan Case takes speculative fiction into an entirely new direction with this story of an Earth where exposure to the sun’s rays means instant death for any mammal. The solution? The scales of the monarch butterfly! Elvie and her guardian Flora follow the butterflies in hopes of creating a vaccine for humanity. What follows is a gripping tale filled with science facts (coming to you via Elvie’s own snarky commentary). (For ages 9 and up)"
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