Butterfly Girl by Sarah Floyd

"I call on you, 'tis birthright to ask. And set loose magic from days gone past..."Twelve-year-old Meghan is abandoned on her grandfather's Oregon farm, stumbles on an ancestor's magic spell book . . . and sprouts wings.

When her absentee mother shows up with superstar plans for her Winged Wonder Girl, Meghan must decide if a Hollywood life with the mother she longed for is worth leaving the friends who stood by her and Grandpa, who loved her before the whole world knew her name.

Author Bio:

Survivor Mountain, Sarah Floyd’s newest upper middle grade novel, will be released in 2025.

This action-adventure story is based on real life: when she was a junior in college, Sarah enrolled in a summer program with the National Outdoor Leadership School where she learned to navigate without a compass, climb rock cliffs, and create tools and shelter to survive in the rugged mountain wilderness. The first crush romance, friendships, and frenemy struggles are also based on her own teen experience, along with the story’s themes of post traumatic distress, depression, and anxiety. An author’s note is included to encourage readers to reach out for mental health support when needed. 

Sarah was born in Carmel Highlands, California, where she and her friends ran wild through the Big Sur wilderness that surrounded their homes. They were independent kids, building forts and acting out adventure stories in the woods, relying on each other and their own instincts with no adults telling them what to do until they finally returned home for dinner. Later her family moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and then to San Francisco, California. Sarah always brought her favorite books wherever she moved, and she always made new friends who loved to read. Now she writes books for children and teens — for her, it’s the best job in the world.

Sarah is also the author of the middle grade novel, Butterfly Girl, and the picture book, Ten Clever Ninjas (Clear Fork Publishing). She earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from U.C. Santa Barbara and is an active member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She currently lives in Florida with her husband, son, and seventy-pound senior lapdog.

To learn more, please visit her website: sarahfloydbooks.com, or connect on X/Twitter: @kidlitSarah