Alone by Megan E. Freeman
404 pages
Novel in Verse, Realistic/Dystopian Fiction, Survival, Adventure, Human-Animal Relationships
Description
"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"--Amazon.
404 pages
Novel in Verse, Realistic/Dystopian Fiction, Survival, Adventure, Human-Animal Relationships
Description
"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"--Amazon.
My Comments
Riveting. I dropped everything and read this book to the end. The novel in verse is a perfect format. Maddie's resilience and ingenuity is inspiring. Her relationship with George, the Rotteweiler, will tug at your heart. A tough story that flows. Yay Maddie! Heads up: There are two really sad animal death scenes. They are quick and not gratuitous, but show in one case, animals needing to survive (dogs kill a rabbit) and in the other, human cruelty (a kitten is killed by a looter). These scenes show that it's not just a fun adventure, but survival. Incredible book. Freeman's writing is top notch. Highly recommended.
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