Soldiers erecting rows and rows of tents. Priority to secure the homeland.infrastructure Little darling, it seems like years since its been here”
“Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter “Desolation (n.) deprivation of companionship emptine sorrow woe” Keywords: survival, girls and women, loneliness, self reliance, dog, books, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, 13 year old, novels in verse, dystopian Can Maddie’s stubborn will to survive carry her through the most frightening experience of her life?-from the publisher But Maddie’s most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day. 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.Īs months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. She’s alone-left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. 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. 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.
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