gileslibrarian6 's review for:

Alone by Megan E. Freeman

5.0

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Maddie wakes up alone after an impromptu getaway to her grandparents' home. She discovers that there was a mandatory evacuation in the middle of the night due to an imminent threat of danger. With only her neighbor's abandoned rottweiler as company, Maddie must learn to survive in the deserted landscape she used to call home. She learns the survival skills she needs to stay alive including raiding neighbor's house and grocery stores as well as breaking into the local library for reading material- to aid in her survival and keep her sane. She starts to wonder if anyone will ever find her as the months pass, wondering if the imminent danger lurks around every corner. Will she ever be found or will she be forced to live out the rest of her existence alone?

I can't keep this book on my library shelves and I can see why. It's middle grades answer to dystopian fiction and it hits the spot!