Dear Mothman
Robin Gow
"A triumphant coming-of-age story about gender identity, strength, and friendship,
as well as the different ways that people discover who they are."
—School Library Journal, starred review
A moving middle-grade novel in verse, about a young trans boy dealing with the loss of his friend by writing to his favorite cryptid, Mothman
Halfway through sixth grade, Noah’s best friend and the only other trans boy in his school, Lewis, passed away in a car accident. Lewis was adventurous and curious, always bringing a new paranormal story to share with Noah. Together they daydreamed about cryptids and shared discovering their genders and names. After his death, lonely and yearning for someone who could understand him like Lewis once did, Noah starts writing letters to Mothman, wondering if he would understand how Noah feels and also looking for evidence of Mothman’s existence in the vast woods surrounding his small Poconos town. Noah becomes determined to make his science fair project about Mothman, despite his teachers and parents urging him to make a project about something “real.”
Meanwhile, as Noah tries to find Mothman, Noah also starts to make friends with a group of girls in his grade, Hanna, Molly, and Alice, with whom he’d been friendly, but never close to. Now, they welcome him, and he starts to open up to each of them, especially Hanna, who Noah has a crush on. But as strange things start to happen and Noah becomes sure of Mothman’s existence, his parents and teachers don’t believe him. Noah decides it’s up to him to risk everything, trek into the woods, and find Mothman himself.
Duration - 15h 29m.
Author - Robin Gow.
Narrator - Dani Martineck.
Published Date - Saturday, 21 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2023 Robin Gow ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
"A triumphant coming-of-age story about gender identity, strength, and friendship, as well as the different ways that people discover who they are." —School Library Journal, starred review A moving middle-grade novel in verse, about a young trans boy dealing with the loss of his friend by writing to his favorite cryptid, Mothman Halfway through sixth grade, Noah’s best friend and the only other trans boy in his school, Lewis, passed away in a car accident. Lewis was adventurous and curious, always bringing a new paranormal story to share with Noah. Together they daydreamed about cryptids and shared discovering their genders and names. After his death, lonely and yearning for someone who could understand him like Lewis once did, Noah starts writing letters to Mothman, wondering if he would understand how Noah feels and also looking for evidence of Mothman’s existence in the vast woods surrounding his small Poconos town. Noah becomes determined to make his science fair project about Mothman, despite his teachers and parents urging him to make a project about something “real.” Meanwhile, as Noah tries to find Mothman, Noah also starts to make friends with a group of girls in his grade, Hanna, Molly, and Alice, with whom he’d been friendly, but never close to. Now, they welcome him, and he starts to open up to each of them, especially Hanna, who Noah has a crush on. But as strange things start to happen and Noah becomes sure of Mothman’s existence, his parents and teachers don’t believe him. Noah decides it’s up to him to risk everything, trek into the woods, and find Mothman himself. Duration - 15h 29m. Author - Robin Gow. Narrator - Dani Martineck. Published Date - Saturday, 21 January 2023. Copyright - © 2023 Robin Gow ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:11
Dedication
Duration:00:00:05
Partner Activity
Duration:00:01:19
Dear Mothman
Duration:00:02:22
Morning
Duration:00:01:04
Journal Hypothesis
Duration:00:01:10
Forgetful
Duration:00:02:22
Hi Mothman
Duration:00:01:29
Science Fair Idea
Duration:00:01:27
Hey Mothman
Duration:00:00:26
Can't Sleep
Duration:00:01:48
Missing Lewis is Different Each Day
Duration:00:02:22
Camera
Duration:00:01:37
Hello Mothman
Duration:00:01:24
Library Research Notes
Duration:00:01:23
Future-Thinking
Duration:00:01:01
Edge of the Woods
Duration:00:00:44
Mothman
Duration:00:02:04
Club Ideas
Duration:00:00:29
LARPing Rule Book
Duration:00:00:50
Scribble
Duration:00:00:55
I Think I See Mothman
Duration:00:01:39
Parent-Teacher Conference
Duration:00:01:23
Sleepover 1
Duration:00:02:01
Sleepover 2
Duration:00:01:25
After the Sleepover
Duration:00:01:01
VIDEO
Duration:00:01:09
Evidence
Duration:00:01:07
Am I a Boy Now?
Duration:00:00:57
Morning After the Storm
Duration:00:00:43
Today I Start Interviewing People
Duration:00:01:42
Tom at Recess
Duration:00:02:48
Tom's Answers to the Survey
Duration:00:00:46
Why Bother
Duration:00:00:46
Another Message
Duration:00:01:32
Movies
Duration:00:01:28
April Rain
Duration:00:01:33
Porch
Duration:00:00:46
Let Me Show You
Duration:00:01:30
Nighttime Snack
Duration:00:01:23
Now We Wait
Duration:00:01:40
We Are Almost Going to Give Up
Duration:00:01:16
I Want to Run
Duration:00:01:17
I Want to Talk to Mothman and Say
Duration:00:02:12
After 1
Duration:00:02:02
After 2
Duration:00:01:06
Surveys
Duration:00:01:20
Molly's Answer to the Survey
Duration:00:00:53
Joan's Answers to the Survey
Duration:00:01:08
Tired
Duration:00:03:38
Forecast
Duration:00:00:44
I Love Mom and Dad
Duration:00:01:00
Hanna Tells Me About Her Science Fair Experiment Today
Duration:00:01:50
Fish Training
Duration:00:01:16
I Ruin Everything
Duration:00:02:21
When I Get Home From School
Duration:00:01:16
Dear Molly
Duration:00:01:32
I'm Crying When My Parents Come Home
Duration:00:00:33
Dear Alice
Duration:00:00:50
Dear Hanna
Duration:00:00:48
The Next Day
Duration:00:02:38
The Rain Doesn't Let UP
Duration:00:01:40
Sometimes My Life
Duration:00:00:49
I Go Downstairs Late At Night
Duration:00:02:25
Mothman Should Have Come Back
Duration:00:00:21
Handprint
Duration:00:01:02
Where Does Mothman Go During the Day?
Duration:00:01:23
What Makes Something Real Date?
Duration:00:02:54
At Recess
Duration:00:01:52
After School
Duration:00:02:20
Before We Step Outside
Duration:00:02:21
Stressed and Stressed
Duration:00:01:47
What I Am Packing
Duration:00:00:42
Dear Mom and Dad
Duration:00:01:12
I Set My Backpack By The Door
Duration:00:01:04
When I See You, Will You Know Me?
Duration:00:00:16
Locked Door
Duration:00:01:12
The Farther I Hike Into the Woods
Duration:00:01:25
I Keep Walking and Walking
Duration:00:02:03
Getting Lost
Duration:00:01:23
Dear Noah
Duration:00:01:03
My House Has the Same Pattern Each Day
Duration:00:01:53
Why Are You Hiding from Me?
Duration:00:01:56
Is It Possible That the Forest Is Growing?
Duration:00:01:20
When the Sun Comes Up
Duration:00:01:36
Feral Children
Duration:00:01:34
I Fill a Backpack
Duration:00:01:23
I Am Very Very Hungry
Duration:00:01:16
The Times News
Duration:00:00:34
Woods 1
Duration:00:00:31
Woods 2
Duration:00:00:36
Woods 3
Duration:00:01:06
Shadow 1
Duration:00:01:58
Shadow 2
Duration:00:00:50
Shadow 3
Duration:00:01:12
Gone
Duration:00:00:17
Depths
Duration:00:01:33
I Have Started to Wonder
Duration:00:01:28
"When the Sun Comes Up, Are We Going to Go Back?"
Duration:00:00:56
The Night is Sticky and Humid
Duration:00:02:15
I Don't Know
Duration:00:03:45
I Feel Guilty
Duration:00:01:41
Hanna Has the Idea
Duration:00:01:22
Dark
Duration:00:01:14
Noise 1
Duration:00:01:35
Noise 2
Duration:00:01:30
Noise 3
Duration:00:01:14
Waiting
Duration:00:01:02
Volume
Duration:00:00:29
Lewis
Duration:00:00:53
Farewell
Duration:00:00:47
We Walk for Maybe an Hour
Duration:00:01:41
I'm Home Now
Duration:00:00:31
Home
Duration:00:00:52
At Dinner
Duration:00:00:39
I Wish This Year Wasn't Almost Over
Duration:00:01:27
I Call Hanna Today
Duration:00:02:46
It's Late and I Can't Sleep Again
Duration:00:01:11
I Slept Maybe Three Hours Last Night
Duration:00:00:55
The Plan
Duration:00:00:44
I Know This All Seems Kind of Silly
Duration:00:00:24
We Talk In Whispers at Snacktime
Duration:00:01:02
Detention
Duration:00:01:18
Dear Lewis
Duration:00:01:17
Today Is the Day...
Duration:00:00:30
All of Us
Duration:00:00:24
In The Bathroom
Duration:00:00:36
Molly and Hanna Almost Miss My Clap
Duration:00:00:26
Lights Out
Duration:00:02:06
I Didn't Get Detention
Duration:00:01:54
I Was Really Hoping Mothman Would Come Again
Duration:00:01:09
When the Sun Wakes Me Up
Duration:00:01:21
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:32