{"id":15096,"date":"2026-04-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=15096"},"modified":"2026-04-27T07:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:50:35","slug":"w-is-for-winging-it-as-new-kid-far-from-friends-by-megan-wagner-lloyd-michelle-mee-nutter-mg-graphic-novel-a2z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=15096","title":{"rendered":"W is for WINGING IT as new kid, far from friends, by Megan Wagner Lloyd &amp; Michelle Mee Nutter (MG Graphic Novel) #A2Z"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"700\" data-attachment-id=\"15224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=15224\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Winging-It.jpg?fit=481%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"481,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Winging It\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Winging-It.jpg?fit=481%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Winging-It.jpg?resize=481%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A moving van is behind a Black tween girl laden with satchel, duffel bag, and rolling suitcase. Above her is book title Winging It and a luna moth flying away. \" class=\"wp-image-15224\" style=\"width:310px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Winging-It.jpg?w=481&amp;ssl=1 481w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Winging-It.jpg?resize=201%2C293&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Winging-It.jpg?resize=103%2C150&amp;ssl=1 103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Moving to Virginia?<br \/>Leaving all her friends in California?<br \/>Oh, Dad\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luna&#8217;s mom died long ago, so the 12 year old only has photos to remember her by and definitely didn&#8217;t inherit her love of nature and the outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Staying with so-strict Grandmother until they find their own place near DC is going to be rough &#8211; so many rules! No shoes indoors, don&#8217;t touch this, always do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least the neighbors have kids &#8211; same-age Oliver who wear hearing aids and younger Sophie who wants to be a detective. One of their moms is Black and one isn&#8217;t, like Luna&#8217;s dad and mom were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grandmother lets her look through Mom&#8217;s collection of nature journals, and Luna decides to start her own. Big goal &#8211; see a Luna moth in the wild next spring!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Month by month, Luna gets used to having seasons, meeting with the Environmental Club at her new school, gardening with Grandmother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seventh grade is a hard time to start over, but Luna makes the best of things in this big-hearted graphic novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s your favorite part of nature?<br \/>**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book info<\/strong>: Winging It \/ Megan Wagner Lloyd; illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter. Graphix \/ Scholastic, 2025. [author site <a href=\"https:\/\/meganwagnerlloyd.com\/winging-it\/\">https:\/\/meganwagnerlloyd.com\/winging-it\/<\/a>] [illustrator site <a href=\"https:\/\/michellemee.com\/\">https:\/\/michellemee.com\/<\/a>] [publisher site <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.scholastic.com\/parent-ecommerce\/books\/winging-it-9781338818529.html\">https:\/\/shop.scholastic.com\/parent-ecommerce\/books\/winging-it-9781338818529.html<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"714\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/esz1ehVFRJ4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moving to Virginia?Leaving all her friends in California?Oh, Dad\u2026. 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