Teen Novel Models How to Fight for Justice in Dark Places
Myhre releases book four in the fictional adventure series, The Rwendigo Tales, empowering kids and teens to find hope and courage in the face of loss and evil. Despite the outbreak of many lethal viruses, diseases, and other health concerns plaguing our world, westerners often remain removed from the horrors occurring in other parts of the globe. These realities that may seem far away to some are front and center to author J. A. Myhre , who has worked as a doctor in East Africa with Serge for the past two decades. Fueled by a growing desire to share her experiences in Africa to foster compassion and empathy as well as address an underrepresented area in children’s literature, Myhre began The Rwendigo Tales , an African adventure series for children and teens. The series began with A Chameleon, a Boy, and a Quest (2015) and was followed by A Bird, a Girl, and a Rescue (2016) and A Forest, a Flood, and an Unlikely Star (2017). With the release of A Fever, a Flight, an...