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Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman
Narrated by: Gail Shalan
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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 12-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?
©2021 Megan E. Freeman. All rights reserved. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Surprisingly good!

I mean that title as a compliment.
I downloaded this as it sounded intriguing but I wasn’t expecting too much from it.
I was wrong. Written in 187 VERY short chapters- Maddie’s story of a 12yo girl who wakes up to find her entire town abandoned. She then proceeds to battle the elements, looters and animals for a VERY long time.
I honestly felt I was sitting inside her head and the way the writer portrays Maddie’s emotions from joy, relief, fear and downright desperate hopelessness is brilliant.
One of few books I will probably buy in print to read again.
Fantastic story!

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