If you enjoy more contemporary-feeling dystopian stories or novels in verse, definitely add ALONE to your reading list. I often find stories with a solitary narrator to kind of drag on without other characters and dialog to break up the narrative, so I felt like telling this particular story in verse kept it feeling fast-paced and suspenseful. I LOVED, LOVED Lisa Fippss Starfish and Megan E.Freemans Alone. 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. Those are all things I love in a book, so they only pulled me in more deeply into the story. Is this the best romance story Ive ever read No. There were a lot of suspenseful moments and some interesting political and social commentary often lurking between the lines. I really liked him and that they took care of each other. It was so sweet that she had the dog with her, too. Truman Award Nominees 2023-2024 Across the Desert Dusti Bowling AfterMath Emily Barth Isler Alone Megan E Freeman Amari and the Night Brothers B. I liked the connection that Maddie had to her family and the ways she tried to preserve those connections even while she was alone. It’s a bit too dark to say I enjoyed it– lots of moments left me uncomfortable, and I will admit that I even peeked ahead to the end because I just needed to know that I could handle what would happen. I tend to really enjoy novels in verse, but also feel a little bit inadequate reading them? Does this happen to anyone else? Just me?Įven with that, I really liked ALONE.
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