L M Whitaker

Faith L M Whitaker

Join Meimei, a young panda, on a heroine's epic journey, starting from Western China. Called into a role as a reluctant leader, she transforms into a mature panda as helpers and enemies create a story with a dramatic ending. Be prepared for an emotional experience involving family, friends, and faith. "A remarkable work from a young author." - Chip Whitaker Sample text provided to the Lexile analyzer produced a Lexile score of 830. This converts to a 5.2 grade-level for reading skill (e.g. two months into 5th grade). Note that the author had just completed 4th grade when she published the book! The book is composed in American English with an accessible style at a 5th-grade reading level. The setting has global appeal; who doesn't like a new panda story? Young readers and their parents will enjoy the dramatic turns of the narrative, the internal self-talk of the heroine, the plot, and several layers of meaning. The story is original yet appeals to the timeless, cross-cultural line of a hero's journey, written by a young author for the benefit of young readers.