Ellie is a strong female protagonist, but she’s not sassy or outspoken, or determined to make her own voice heard. … Although this is Depression-era historical fiction, the setting could as easily be today, or tomorrow, or any time a disaster forces a return to the land.
Wolk - author of the Newbery Honor-winning novel “Wolf Hollow” - evokes the mountain environment in language so lovely that long passages read like a novel in verse. ★ An NPR Best Book of the Year ★ A Horn Book Fanfare Selection ★ A Kirkus Best Book of the Year ★ A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year ★ A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year ★ A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the YearĮxcerpt from The New York Times Book Review:
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