Alone (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534467569)

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Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet tells the story of a young girl who wakes up one day to find herself utterly alone in her small Colorado town.

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone--left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned.

With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. After a rough start, Maddie learns to trust her own ingenuity and invents clever ways to survive in a place that has been deserted and forgotten.

As months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. But Maddie's most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day. Can Maddie's stubborn will to survive carry her through the most frightening experience of her life?

Author: Megan E. Freeman
ISBN-10: 1534467564
ISBN-13: 9781534467569
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 01/12/2021
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511136 / Alone


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2020
Publishers Weekly 11/23/2020
Booklist 12/01/2020 pg. 52