Summary: <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Plotting-Stars-Moongarden-Michelle-Barry/dp/164595126X"></a>This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome <a href="https://www.michellebarrybooks.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michelle Barry</a>, author of <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Plotting-Stars-Moongarden-Michelle-Barry/dp/164595126X" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MOONGARDEN</a>.<br> About <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Plotting-Stars-Moongarden-Michelle-Barry/dp/164595126X" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MOONGARDEN</a>: Centuries ago, Earth’s plants turned deadly, and humanity took to space to cultivate new homes. Myra Hodger is in her first year at an elite school on the Moon, and she’s crumbling under the pressure. She doesn’t fit in and, worse, the tattoos that signal her Number Whisperer magic aren’t developing. In her heart, she knows she doesn’t have a Creer, and soon everyone else will, too.<br> Wandering the halls while cutting class, she discovers a secret lab hidden behind one of the unused classrooms and, beyond that, a secret garden overflowing with plants. Dangerous toxic plants.<br> As she learns more about the garden, Myra begins to wonder if she does have a Creer after all—one that died out when the Earth did. One that could help solve the food shortages the government doesn’t want anyone to know about.<br> About <a href="https://www.michellebarrybooks.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michelle Barry</a>: Michelle Barry was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts, though she was later cajoled over the border into Connecticut by her future husband, where she has been happily residing for many years. She holds a degree in Communications from Salve Regina University and has worked as a newspaper reporter, freelance writer and editor, and marketing professional. She currently lives in Connecticut with her charming husband and their two delightful children.<br> This week’s picks:<br> <br> * Michelle: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/series/planets/episodes/">Nova: The Planets (PBS)</a><br> * Tracy: <a href="https://youtu.be/4PK5CYZlHMA">Batman: Mask of the Phantasm</a><br> * Patrick: <a href="https://youtu.be/l5ma2zpqNxo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dragon Prince | Season 4 (Netflix)</a><br> <br> Links:<br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/michelleabarry" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michelle Barry on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/TracyATownsend" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tracy Townsend on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/atfmb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patrick Hester on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://www.patreon.com/functionalnerds?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Functional Nerds Patreon Page</a><br> <br> © 2022 Patrick Hester<br>
