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A review by booknrrd
I Am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall
3.0
A 2020-2021 Missouri Truman Readers Award preliminary nominee (grades 6-8).
After her mothers dies in a car accident and Jess is badly injured, she is sent to live with the father she barely knows in Alaska, except he doesn't exactly live in Alaska, but in a remote part of Canada that is only accessible by helicopter, and the helicopter only comes every so often.
When tragedy strikes Jess finds herself alone in the wilderness with a dog and not much else and must rely on her wits to survive.
This was not bad. I just prefer books where there is more than one character. I like exploring the connections between people. Survival stories, especially where there is just one person, just aren't my thing. This is a good example of a survival story, and I appreciated that it had a female lead and a trusty dog.
After her mothers dies in a car accident and Jess is badly injured, she is sent to live with the father she barely knows in Alaska, except he doesn't exactly live in Alaska, but in a remote part of Canada that is only accessible by helicopter, and the helicopter only comes every so often.
When tragedy strikes Jess finds herself alone in the wilderness with a dog and not much else and must rely on her wits to survive.
This was not bad. I just prefer books where there is more than one character. I like exploring the connections between people. Survival stories, especially where there is just one person, just aren't my thing. This is a good example of a survival story, and I appreciated that it had a female lead and a trusty dog.