Twelve-year-old Willa and her twin brothers have survived with their father in the Alaskan wilderness for five years. But Willa knows this can't go on--they must escape. Now in paperback.
Since their mother died five years ago, Willa, her younger brothers, and her father have lived in the wilderness, in a log cabin they built. They survive on food they grow and animals they hunt. Every year they have struggled a little bit more to survive.
Now, with winter approaching and her father becoming more reckless, Willa wonders if they will live to see spring. She also knows her father will never agree to leave.
When her father goes on a hunting expedition by himself, Willa convinces her brothers that they must make the four-day journey down the Yukon River to Fort Yukon to get help. But first, they'll need to survive the treacherous trip . . . and all the while, their father is on their trail.
Perfect for middle grade readers looking for adventure stories with strong female protagonists, Lucy Jane Bledsoe's Running Wild is a page-turner that hooks you from the beginning and doesn't let go.
About the Author
Lucy Jane Bledsoe is an author of books for children and adults, both fiction and nonfiction, including A Thin Bright Line and The Evolution of Love. She has received the American Library Association's Stonewall Award, been nominated for the Lambda Literary Award five times, and received a nomination for the Pushcart Prize. An adventurer, Lucy has been to Antarctica three times on National Science Foundation fellowships for her writing research.
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