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By: Megan E. Freeman
Narrated by: Gail Shalan
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A New York Times bestseller!

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?

©2021 Megan E. Freeman. All rights reserved. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. Action & Adventure Dystopian Literature & Fiction Poetry & Nursery Rhymes Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unique Writing Style • Engaging Survival Story • Emotional Narration • Brave Protagonist • Hopeful Message
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I really enjoyed this book and the way it was written.
You really can imagine the story well. I loved the dog as I can relate to their comfort when alone.
The aspect of hope and being rescued is explored and I found that interesting.

Why I did not give it 5 stars is I was not convinced as to why she was absolutely alone for so long. I don’t want to spoil it for you. The reason and ending can lead to GREAT book discussions so it is worth it to read it!

At the end after the story, the author talks about why she wrote it in prose and I found this really interesting as well. enjoy alone…

Aline is a great survivor story

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I loved this book and I do recommend this for everyone to read. It is long but I liked it and I don’t like reading.

Kylie.M

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The book kept my attention and reminded me of what is happening in the world.

Could it happen today? Yes! All ages should read.

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Very good, very good (: That’s all I have to say but is says i need to add more words so here

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I listen to this story at night, so it was a little sad😢
But it was overall great!!!!!!!!!

It was sad 😩

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The story was really good. Perfect to hold interest for reluctant readers. The performance was wonderful.

Good book

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pretty good.. hatchet is better.. it had a lot of wahahahaahahahahah and said thing

lots of emotions... less survival skills

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Freeman is an excellent writer, and I look forward to reading her other work. This book hits on many current topics making it a great text for teaching.

Outstanding

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Loved the narration! I wanted to know more…I hope there may be a sequel.

Excellent narration

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I loved how I could I could feel her I could hear her I could smell her
I could imagine the horror she is in the terrifying sense that she just wants to die that she’ll be in a better place she can imagine

I felt her

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