Alone in the Woods
From the author of The Disaster Days comes a thrilling survival story, and lost in the woods children's book, about two former best friends who must work together to stay alive after getting lost in a remote national forest.
Jocelyn and Alex have always been best friends...until they aren't. Jocelyn's not sure what happened, but she hopes the annual joint-family vacation in the isolated north woods will be the perfect spot to rekindle their friendship.
But Alex still isn't herself when they get to the cabin. And Jocelyn reaches a breaking point during a rafting trip that goes horribly wrong. When the girls' tube tears it leaves them stranded and alone. And before they know it, the two are hopelessly lost.
Wearing swimsuits and water shoes and with only the contents of their wet backpack, the girls face threats from the elements. And as they spend days and nights lost in the wilderness, they'll have to overcome their fractured friendship to make it out of the woods alive.
Praise for The Disaster Days:
"A realistic, engrossing survival story that's perfect for aspiring babysitters and fans of John Macfarlane's Stormstruck!, Sherry Shahan's Ice Island, or Wesley King's A World Below."--School Library Journal
"The strength of this steadily paced novel that stretches over four days of a scary disaster scenario is that Hannah doesn't figure everything out; she stumbles, doubts, and struggles throughout it all."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Fans of survival thrillers in the vein of Gary Paulsen's Hatchet will enjoy this tense, honest tale of bravery...an excellent (and refreshingly not didactic) teaching tool on natural-disaster preparedness."--Booklist
"The relentless progression of a variety of disaster scenarios will keep readers turning pages...equally suspenseful and informative."--School Library Connection
"Behrens uses immersive details and situations effectively viewed from Hannah's perspective to create a suspenseful, vivid story filled with lessons about responsibility and overcoming adversity."--Publishers Weekly
Alone in the Woods is a perfect...
- gift for preteen survival story fans
- summer reading tween book for girls 11-14
- book for middle school girls
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Rebecca Behrens is the author of three critically acclaimed middle-grade novels that explore famous historical figures and fascinating places: When Audrey Met Alice, Summer of Lost and Found, and The Last Grand Adventure. Her latest releases, The Disaster Days and Alone in the Woods, are thrillingly realistic survival stories. Rebecca grew up in Wisconsin, studied in Chicago, and now lives with her husband in New York City. You can visit her online at www.rebeccabehrens.com.
"In this classic adventure story with the heart of a relationship drama, it's easy to root for the complex girls and their deep friendship." -- Booklist
"Fully developed characters and a brisk plot take readers along on a dangerous journey." -- Kirkus Reviews
"A deftly crafted, suspense laden, inherently entertaining, and thoroughly 'kid friendly' novel by an author with a remarkable talent for the kind of narrative driven storytelling skills that will keep a young reader's riveted attention from beginning to cliff hanger ending." -- Midwest Book Review
"Author Rebecca Behrens has absolutely nailed the feelings and voices of 12-year-old girls. She tells this terrific story from two points of view, so readers are immersed in their issues and steeped in their feelings. The girls face grave danger in the woods and must work together to have a chance. It's difficult and makes a great survivor story with plenty of tension. Don't miss this." -- Manhattan Book Review
"Writing with a genuine love for the Wisconsin wilderness, author Rebecca Behrens remembers what it feels like to be a middle schooler. The deeper readers go into the woods with Joss and Alex, the more they'll be rooting for the girls' survival -- and the salvaging of their friendship. " -- --Caroline Starr Rose, author of May B. and Jasper and the Riddle of Riley's Mine
"Thrills - the kind you get from a wild tube ride through the rapids - and chills - the kind you get struggling to stay alive in the woods in wet swimsuits - are what we've come to expect from Rebecca Behren's truly exceptional survival tales. Add this one to your must read list! " -- --Rodman Philbrick, author of Freak the Mighty and Wildfire
"A masterful and realistic portrayal of the descent into survival mode, told with authentic voice and ominous details, yet still managing to read like a love letter to the Northwoods." -- --Terry Lynn Johnson, author of Ice Dogs and Dog Driven
"Behrens plays fair with both the friendship drama and the survival story, and each protagonist's voice is astute and true to her own perspective" -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
