Maddie decides to go ahead with her plans and enjoy an evening of snacks and solitude. But Maddie's most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day. Freeman Septem bookvillageadmin Set in Colorado, twelve year old Maddie and her friends hatch a scheme for a secret sleepover, but her friends suddenly have to cancel. 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. One Interesting Note About The Author: Freeman’s interest in becoming a writer started in elementary school when poets were invited in each week to present to her class.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. Very much recommended for middle grade readers. I applaud the tight framing of the character and the story and I won’t give away the ending when I say that I got a lump in my throat.
Freeman presents the story in a spare verse format that retains all of the emotional power while giving the reader only what they need to know about the plot and background. Freeman wastes no time setting up and executing the inciting event that pitches Maddie into her survival challenge. One of the most challenging parts of her experiences is enduring the longing for family and friends. Alone except for her dog George, Maddie must learn how to survive on her own for months at a time. The Plot: Twelve year old Maddie awakes in her hometown to find that everyone but herself has been evacuated by the government. Publication: 2021 by Aladin/Simon & Schuster
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