Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: One Girl Can Make a Difference

by Michelle Meadows

Perfect for fans of the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur series, this novelization helps readers understand how Moon Girl manages her junior high school student by day; crime-fighting Super Hero by night--not to mention the guardian of a 10-ton red dinosaur who lives in her secret lab.

This paperback novelization follows the 13-year-old Marvel Super Hero around her Lower East Side of Manhattan neighborhood, where her family owns and runs a roller-skating rink. As Moon Girl explores the cause of so many unexplained neighborhood power blackouts lately, readers will learn how Moon Girl came to be, meet her sidekick, a giant red T-Rex, and follow them on their first adventure fighting against the evil villain who is bringing darkness to her beloved community.

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160 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2023

About the author

Michelle Meadows is the author of many acclaimed books for children, including MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR: One Girl Can Make a Difference, MAXIE WIZ AND HER DRAGON, HOW TO LOVE A PONY, FLYING HIGH: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles and BRAVE BALLERINA: The Story of Janet Collins. Michelle also contributed research and writing to BLACK BALLERINAS: My Journey to Our Legacy by Misty Copeland. Michelle graduated from Syracuse University with a dual degree in journalism and literature. She is represented by literary agent Rosemary Stimola of the Stimola Literary Studio. Michelle grew up in Washington D.C. and now lives near the beach in Delaware with her husband.

Website: www.michellemeadows.com

Reviews

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A cute story about Girl Power! Bonus, Dino Power!

That said, that's probably the weirdest part—ridiculously smart middle-schooler invents everything imaginable, then SUDDENLY PORTAL TO DINOLAND. Where a smart AND friendly T. rex comes to play.

I mean, I should understand this from juvenile superheroes' secret lives, that there's ALWAYS going to be enough internal suspension of disbelief that these children have enough time to do superheroing AND homework AND get sufficient sleep and so on, but the T. rex adds a whole other layer, what with having to FEED A HUGE SECRET DINOSAUR (even IF he behaves).

So, it's a good story after turning off my brain when Devil Dinosaur shows up, and it (somewhat unrealistically) shows how One Girl Can Make a Difference (with help from friends and family). I don't know that I *love* the story as such, but I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt for being a positive role model for younger readers.

Recommended for future inventors (whether or not they end up discovering secret time portal devices)!