Alive and Well. Mostly. Animal Tales of Peril and Perseverance for Young Readers by Young Writers, illustrated by Colin Adams and edited by David A. Wierth is a collection of imaginative short stories about animals in their native biomes. Migrate through the ocean with an adventurous narwhal, defeat a badger army with the king of the owls, befriend a firefly with a vengeful howler monkey, or navigate complex social dynamics with an arctic wolf. Each story is sure to draw you in: friendship, family, predators, betrayal--this book has it all. Contents Include: ALLEN'S TRUE FAMILY by Jackson Walker Lee THE FIGHT FOR FRIENDSHIP by Greta A. Helser MIRACLE by Myriah Washington THE MIGRATION by Luke Woodland BROKEN by Charley Carey PIPER BECOMES A LEADER by Isa Neese De Los Santos KING OF THE JUNGLE by Stuart Lidberg MELDRICK'S ADVENTURE by Robert Sutton MARIA'S VOICE by Gabrielle German ECHO . . . by Olivia Devereux THE LEGEND OF SHAWN by P. Theissen JEREMY AND THE BOAS by Nico A. Hamburger THE BIG MOVE by Makena Moragne ERASMUS THE HERO by Erasto Paula A LONG TREK by Anna Rose Fuller GREEN EYES by Geordie Shank A NEW LIFE FOR GEOFFERY by Sophia Kodachi LITTLE NIGHT JUMPER AND THE WHISTLING THORNS by E. S. Hudanish LIGHTNING'S LEADERSHIP by Rachel Woods FINDING HOME by Cici Carlough