The Last Ember (Aerimander Chronicles #1) by Lily Berlin Dodd, 352 pages. Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Macmillan), 2025. $20
Content: G (mild danger)
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
12yo Eva thought she was just acting out of spite when she chose the egg-shaped object as this year’s birthday gift from her absentee father. Turns out, however, that egg-shaped object was really an egg - for an aerimander - a dragon-like creature thought to be extinct. A creature that is supposed to be extinct. Now Eva is on the run; the Thieves Guild is on her tail, even if her pursuer is the youngest guild member. Eva wants to protect the egg and perhaps protect herself from the egg - because no one living has seen an aerimander and no one knows how to handle one.
Personally I was hoping for a little more aerimander as the focus, but Eva occupies most of the space. Her escape has a great comical twist and the cover is sure to capture some readers.
The characters cue white.
I listened to the audiobook narrated by Sid Sagar, courtesy of libro.fm
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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