Alone
School year: Year 10, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9
Published: 2021
Great for age 7-15 years
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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 Prizenominated 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. Shes aloneleft 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 Maddies most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day. Can Maddies stubborn will to survive carry her through the most frightening experience of her life? [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].
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. Shes aloneleft 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 Maddies most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day. Can Maddies stubborn will to survive carry her through the most frightening experience of her life? [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].
This book is aimed at children at US 5th grade-9th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 10-14 years.
This book was published in 2021 by Simon & Schuster Audio .