Marvella is excited to join Junior River Keepers and protect her animal friends. Even better, her dad is visiting for the week and wants her to meet his newest photography client—the famous fashion designer Kendra Adams. Kendra has the means to make Marvella a model, but something seems fishy. Is Kendra her dad’s new girlfriend? Is there a connection between new local pollution and Kendra’s new factory? Marvella enlists her furry and feathered friends to help her find out.
Annette Daniels Taylor is the award-winning author of the YA novel in verse Dreams on Fire. She uses multiple media disciplines, including poetry, performance, filmmaking, playwriting, and vocals, to tell her stories. A veteran teaching artist, Annette leads writing, performance, and media workshops in various learning institutions and community organizations. She is an adjunct professor at SUNY Buffalo State teaching broadcast media writing. Born and raised in Staten Island, Annette works and lives with her family, cats, and plants in Buffalo, New York.