Wild Blues

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Thirteen-year-old Lizzies favorite place in the world is her uncles cabin. Uncle Davys renovated schoolhouse cabin, filled with antiques and on the edge of the Adirondacks, disconnected from the rest of the world, is like something out of a fairy tale. And an escape from reality is exactly what Lizzie needs. Life hasnt been easy for Lizzie lately. Her father abandoned their family, leaving Lizzie with her oftentimes irresponsible mother. Now, her mom has cancer and being unable to care for Lizzie during her chemotherapy, asks Lizzie where shed like to spend the summer. The answer is simple: Uncle Davys cabin.

Lizzie loves her uncles home for many reasons, but the main one is Matias, Uncle Davys neighbor and Lizzies best friend. Matias has proportionate dwarfism, but that doesnt stop him and Lizzie from wandering in the woods. Every day they go to their special spot where Matias paints with watercolors and Lizzie writes. Until one day when Matias never arrives.

When news breaks about two escaped convicts from the nearby prison, Lizzie fears the worst. And when Uncle Davy goes missing, too, Lizzie knows shes the only one who knows this area of woods well enough to save them. Armed with her trusted Keppy survival book, Lizzie sets out into the wilds of the Adirondacks, proving just how far shell go to save the people she loves.

Readers will be entranced by this exceptional offering. Publishers Weekly (starred review)
By turns a mystery, a thriller, and an adventure, this richly woven story will provide much for readers to tease apart long after its finished. Booklist (starred review)
Thought-provoking and intense. Kirkus Reviews
A survival story in its truest sense. BCCB

Author Bio

National Book Award finalist Beth Kephart is the critically acclaimed author of nearly two dozen books for both adults and young readers. Her recent,Wild Blues, was named an ALA Youth Editors Choice. Her other novelsincluding Undercover, Small Damages, and One Thing Stolenhave been also featured on numerous best book lists. She is an award-winning lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania where she teaches creative nonfiction and fiction. She lives in Devon, Pennsylvania.