Nature Girl
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
3.8
Jane Kelley
Eleven-year-old Megan is stuck in the wilds of Vermont for the summer with no TV, no Internet, no cell phone, and worst of all, no best friend. So when Megan gets lost on the Appalachian Trail with only her little dog, Arp, for company, she decides she might as well hike all the way to Massachusetts where her best friend, Lucy, is spending her summer. Life on the trail isn’t easy, and Megan faces everything from wild animals and raging rivers to tofu jerky and life without bathrooms. Most of all, though, Megan gets to know herself—both who she’s been in the past and who she wants to be in the future—and the journey goes from a spur-of-the-moment lark to a quest to prove herself to Lucy, her family, and the world! “First-time novelist Jane Kelley uses the light touch of humor to let in the sunlight. Bravo!”—Sid Fleischman, Newbery Award–winning author
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Author
Jane Kelley
Pages
256
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published Date
2010-04-27
ISBN
0375893261 9780375893261
Ratings
Google: 5
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"Can i just start off by asking why the covers pink and yellow???? I mean does that bring leaves and trees and bears and double stuf Oreos to mind?? But it did catch my eye which is one reason I read it. This book is pretty good, and I do admit that Megan? (It's been like 3 years since I read it) was pretty ungrateful and could've made more of an effort at the beginning but I also could see where she was coming from. I liked this book but some parts seemed a little childish which is okay since the cover didn't suggest the most realistic book. But despite that it was a good book and I do suggest it! Hope this review helped."
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Diana Slaten
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