The Beloved Wild

A debut YA American epic and historical adventure from Melissa Ostrom about striking out for your own destiny.

She's not the girl everyone expects her to be.

Harriet Winter is the eldest daughter in a farming family in New Hampshire, 1807. She is expected to help with her younger sisters. To pitch in with the cooking and cleaning. And to marry her neighbor, the farmer Daniel Long. Harriet's mother sees Daniel as a good match, but Harriet doesn't want someone else to choose her path--in love or in life.

When Harriet's brother decides to strike out for the Genesee Valley in Western New York, Harriet decides to go with him--disguised as a boy. Their journey includes sickness, uninvited strangers, and difficult emotional terrain as Harriet sees more of the world, realizes what she wants, and accepts who she's loved all along.

Author: Melissa Ostrom
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Published: 03/27/2018
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781250132796

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 194175 / Beloved Wild


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 03/01/2018 pg. 112
Publishers Weekly 03/12/2018
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2018 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 120 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Melissa Ostrom teaches English literature at Genesee Community College in Batavia, New York. Her short fiction has been published in literary magazines, and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. The Beloved Wild is her YA debut. She lives in Batavia, New York, with her family.

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