Hellspark by Janet Kagan could be very good! It's SF, and its alien-language mystery would appeal to animal-lovers. (I recognize there is a certain amount of uh in recommending a book with Hell right there in the title for 12 year olds, but I remember this book as feeling quite -- friendly for kids? while being fun and absorbing) Kagan's Mirabile might also be fun - ecological mystery short stories on an alien world.
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Date: 2022-02-19 12:24 am (UTC)