Academic Review: Climate Grief and Childhood Resilience in Marlene Jo Baquiran’s “The Very Important Case of Rami and the Rainbow Bird” – 4.1

Introduction Marlene Jo Baquiran’s “The Very Important Case of Rami and the Rainbow Bird,” published through Grist’s Imagine 2200 climate fiction initiative, represents a significant contribution to the emerging genre…

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The Very Important Case of Rami and the Rainbow Bird by Marlene Jo Baquiran – 4.1

Grist, January 2026 Six-year-old Rami Saleh’s precious multicolored porcelain bird shatters in the school playground, triggering a crisis that mobilizes his entire elementary school. The bird, a cherished gift from…

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