  | Away (Alone (Aladdin Books)) Author: Freeman, Megan E. | |
| Price: $23.78 | ||
Summary:
Told from multiple points of view, four kids relocated to the same evacuation camp investigate the mysterious threat that forced the large-scale exodus.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 5.40 Points: 5.0 Quiz: 553673 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (12/01/24)
School Library Journal (00/12/24)
Booklist (02/01/25)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 02/01/2025 The “imminent threat” that stranded Maddie in Freeman’s previous Alone (2021) transports Colorado residents to evacuation camps in this companion work. Four children connect at Camp Rogers: Ashanti, 12, future doctor and friend of Maddie; Grandin, 14, from a ranch and ready to return there; Teddy, 11, a budding filmmaker who arrived with his grandmother; and Holly, 12, who dreams of being the next Nelly Bly. As the evacuation stretches from weeks to months, they suspect that the imminent threat isn’t the disaster they were set to believe it was—and they’re right. They decide to pool their talents to expose the truth. The narrative comes from all four with varied, creative approaches: Ashanti tells her part in lush poetry loaded with imagery, Grandin’s poetry is spare and direct, Teddy’s narrative is written like a screenplay, and Holly’s entries are expressed as newspaper articles and letters to her journalist aunt. The plot is solid and engrossing, and their project results in a satisfying triumph. - Copyright 2025 Booklist.
