King and the Dragonflies is a young adult fiction book published in February 2020 by Scholastic Press and written by Saint Thomian author Kacen Callender.

While mourning the loss of his brother, King has also broken things off with his best friend, Sandy Sanders.

[4] Em Nordling at Tor.com said that "[f]or such a short novel, it packs a lot of punch, and never once feels rushed or didactic—it lets emotions be messy and lets characters be human," and called the book "Riveting, emotionally real thing—as lived-in as a childhood bedroom, and incredibly kind and generous at its core.

[6] A review on Common Sense Media called the book "lush and lyrical, a joy to read solely for the beauty of the sentences ...

There are several sob-worthy passages, though ultimately this is a deeply hopeful and inspiring tale that will leave readers smiling, even if it's through happy tears.