Dear Mothman: A Novel in Verse by Robin Gow
Did I initially get interested in Dear Mothman: A Novel in Verse by Robin Gow purely because it had "Mothman" in the title? Absolutely. However, as I read the description I saw that this middle grade novel promised much more. Gow's novel was a series of letters and incidents mostly focused on a middle schooler who has secretly named himself Noah as he reaches out to Mothman as a way to deal with his best friend Lewis's death. Mothman had been Lewis's favorite cryptid and Noah hopes he can find a connection to Lewis--or even himself--but contacting (or even encountering) Mothman. What starts off a lonely journey soon develops into something more. Noah is able to make his science fair project about Mothman--despite initial hesitation from his teacher and derision by his peers. Eventually, Noah even finds three friends who are genuinely curious about Mothman, even if Mothman doesn't mean the same thing to them as he does to Noah. The culmination of Noah's j...
