17. Big Changes for Plum. Matt Phelan. 2025. [January] 128 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, animal fantasy, early chapter book, j fiction]
First sentence: The days of summer are long and slow, warm and comfortable. The animals of the Athensville Zoo did not have a care in the world. Summer doesn't last forever, but on this late August morning, it felt like it might never end.
Premise/plot: Big Changes for Plum is the final book in the Plum series by Matt Phelan. Plum, our hero, is NOT at all comfortable with all the many, many, many changes coming to Athensville Zoo. It has been closed for renovations and almost all the animals shipped to the other locations [zoos, etc.]. Plum remains behind--by choice, sneakily. Can Plum find a way to stop change from coming? Will his friends return to the zoo?
My thoughts: I enjoyed this one. I have enjoyed this series so much. Some more than others--naturally. But this one was a delight. Many--like Plum--find change uncomfortable and unwelcome. I think the series as a whole should be recommended to young readers.
© 2025 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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