Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

Narrated by: Gail Shalan

A New York Times bestseller!

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?

Excellent narration

Loved the narration! I wanted to know more…I hope there may be a sequel.

I felt her

I loved how I could I could feel her I could hear her I could smell her
I could imagine the horror she is in the terrifying sense that she just wants to die that she’ll be in a better place she can imagine

Great Book

Great Story, Great Reader, Great Book, Great Dog, Great Characters, Great Blurb, Great Beginning, Great Ending

George the Rottweiler

I loved the book but when Maddie went to fly home in a helicopter did she bring George or was he left to die?! Please answer!!!

Could it happen today? Yes! All ages should read.

The book kept my attention and reminded me of what is happening in the world.