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1 online resource |
| Summary |
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? |
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Text Difficulty 3 |
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MG/Middle grades (4th-8th) |
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690 Lexile. |
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4.7 ATOS Level |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. New York : Aladdin, 2021. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2580 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
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Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
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Loneliness in adolescence -- Juvenile fiction.
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Sleepovers -- Juvenile fiction.
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Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.
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Extinct cities -- Juvenile fiction.
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Rottweiler dog -- Juvenile fiction.
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Dogs -- Juvenile fiction.
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Loneliness -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Local Subject |
REBECCA CAUDILL AWARD [2024 NOMINEE]
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| Genre |
Novels in verse.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Original 9781534467569 |
| ISBN |
9781534467583 (electronic bk) |
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