Recommendation: The Wendy by Erin Michelle Sky and Steven Brown

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Click here to see my review in JoLLE! The Journal of Language and Literacy Education is geared toward English teachers and English Educators, but book lovers will appreciate the Children's and Young Adult Literature section.

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