A review by smitchy
Into the Wild by Anh Do

4.0

Anh Do's new series is a bit of a departure from his earlier "Wierdo", "Hot Dog" and "Ninja Kid" - there are still a few of laughs but here is a more serious tone - When a disaster strikes suddenly Gwen is seperated from her family. Lost in the wilderness Gwen is not alone for long, first Puppy and then Nosey (a retriver), Zip the greyhound, Tiny (a chihuahua), and Brutus the mastiff have all been left behind in the chaos. Together Gwen and her dogs learn to survive in the wilderness and look after each other.
Days turn into months and then years, eventually Gwen knows that no-one is coming: If she is ever going to find her family they are going to have to start searching for other people. Gwen and her crew set off into the forest further than they have ever gone before, they face dangers and scares but the greatest danger to Gwen might be other people!

Lighter on the laughs but chock full of adventure this story is bound to fascinate the 8-12 age group. There are plenty of illustrations to distract even reluctant readers and a cliff-hanger at the end which will guarantee young readers will be asking for book #2 (out December 2019) as soon as they finish Wolf Girl.
As one happy 8 year old reader told me "It was fun and a bit scary but not too scary so I could read it at night".