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Jilly thinks she's figured out how life works. But when her sister Emma is born deaf, she realizes how much she still has to learn. A big fantasy reader, Jilly connects with another fan, Derek, who is African American and a deaf ASL user. She goes to Derek for advice but doesn't always know the best way to ask for it and makes some mistakes along the way. Jilly has to step back to learn to be an ally, a sister, and a friend, understanding that life works in different ways for different people, and that being open to change can make you change in the best possible ways.

Dakota the Deer and her animal friends live in a small, kidney-shaped forest next to a farm. One day they are disturbed by some additional human activity - the humans barge in, make a lot of noise, pull down branches and shrubs, and put up a mysterious structure. Some animals are convinced it's alive, even though others think it's not. But they're all anxious - what does all this human activity mean? Is it simply something they'll have to get used to, or will it be much more serious, like Whanganui the Weasel claims?