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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I absolutely loved this book. It was recommended to me by a friend, and I'm so glad I heard about it. I love all of the challenges she and George face, and recommend to many.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
A quick-reading, accessible, and engaging novel-in-verse about a girl trying to survive being left behind in an abandoned Colorado small town. Never mind the sketchy, not really believable scenario that puts her there, because it's her story of solitude that matters; it's a good one. A mix of dystopia and wilderness survival. Maddie must learn to negotiate life alone: basic needs like food and shelter, unexpected elements of nature, and her emotions. It's highly compelling.
I love this book! A quick read that kept me wanting more. Cheering her on and scared for her. Beautifully written in verse.
Four separate students sought me out to rave about this book so I knew I had to read it. If you have young women in your life that are sick of reading about “boys and dogs” as Marley Dias famously said, then this is a book for them. It features a resourceful brave girl who survives on her own after an evacuation of her community.
As an adult I appreciate all the literary references but thought the plot was a little one note. The poor protagonist encounters every possible emergency and I do mean EVERY possible emergency.
As an adult I appreciate all the literary references but thought the plot was a little one note. The poor protagonist encounters every possible emergency and I do mean EVERY possible emergency.
Free verse. Imminent threat. Emergency evacuation. Secret sleepover. Gone!!! Alone. Survival. Island of the Blue dolphins. Hope. Giving up hope. Will it ever end?