Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

Narrated by: Gail Shalan

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 12-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?

©2021 Megan E. Freeman. All rights reserved. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

Kids loved it.

My kids ages 8 and 10 picked this out to listen on audible during lunch and loved it.

Helped Me Cope With Covid

I listened to this book over Quarantine and it really helped me relate to this character, she is so brave! I think she is forced to grow and become more mature because of her extreme circumstances. This book provided hope to me in a dark time. I know some people were annoyed with the style of writing that the author uses, but I thought it fit perfectly in the story. Great narration!

Good book!

I enjoyed the book. I loved the way in which the book was written, with the randomness of thought as the main character experienced various emotions and struggles. Definitely accurate for the scenario of a 12-15 year old child being left alone with what was an unknown threat lurking, separating her from her family for an unknown amount of time.

I thought the narrator, although very extreme at times, did a good job at bringing the emotion of the text to life.

Great book!

I really liked this book! It was hard to finish but great story! Amazing!

I loved it

It was amazing very catchy and hard to put down I love the way Gail read it

The main character

I liked that the main character had to survive with only a dog as her companion

Good story, not so good narration

The story is a good survival story, though it could have done without a scene where a kitten is killed. The pacing is kind of weird, but doesn’t get too in the way of the story. The worst part is the narrator. She speaks with a pause in between words that gets annoying very quickly.

Sad but happy at the end

It was so sad her there by herself with nothing but a dog as a friend but she survives and the end made me cry.Captivates how you have to hold on to hope loved it hope there is another book

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