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Wolf Hollow

Wolf Hollow

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  • Create Date：2021-07-07 06:54:37
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Lauren Wolk
  • ISBN：0552574295
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Summary

Annabelle has lived in Wolf Hollow all her life: a quiet place， still scarred by two world wars。 But when cruel， manipulative Betty arrives in town， Annabelle's calm world is shattered， along with everything she's ever known about right and wrong。

When Betty accuses gentle loner Toby - a traumatised ex-soldier - of a terrible act， Annabelle knows he's innocent。 Then Betty disappears 。 。 。

Now Annabelle must protect Toby from the spiralling accusations and hysteria， until she can prove to Wolf Hollow what really happened to Betty。

Powerful， poignant and lyrical， Wolf Hollow is an unforgettable story。

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Reviews

Kelly ，

Not really sure how to rate this。 I kept reading， hoping for a happy resolution and more backstory to be revealed， but all I got was an unsatisfying ending and no real idea of what I was supposed to learn or gain from the telling。 After two books by this author， （who seems to be a talented writer based on awards and reviews，） I think I’ve decided her books just aren’t my cup of tea。

Mari ，

***contains spoilers***If this book were intended for adults， I'd have given it five stars。 It's top-notch storytelling and gorgeous prose。 But the content is disturbing， featuring a sadistic child villain who hurts innocent people for sport in increasingly graphic ways。 When she dies horribly in the process， it's impossible not to think she got what she had coming to her。 I strongly believe in books for children that deal honestly with difficult subject matter。 Newbery or no， for me， this cross ***contains spoilers***If this book were intended for adults， I'd have given it five stars。 It's top-notch storytelling and gorgeous prose。 But the content is disturbing， featuring a sadistic child villain who hurts innocent people for sport in increasingly graphic ways。 When she dies horribly in the process， it's impossible not to think she got what she had coming to her。 I strongly believe in books for children that deal honestly with difficult subject matter。 Newbery or no， for me， this crosses a line。 Recommended。。。but NOT for children。 。。。more

Jill ，

The writing on this book is beautiful。 Such a sad story， but such a bittersweet story。

Crystal Hollenbaugh ，

Deserving of the Newberry medal。 Excellent read for 5th 6th graders。

Emily Charlotte ，

I re-read this book recently and was once again very impressed。 While I’m usually prone to like the more flowery and descriptive prose， the pared back style of narration in Wolf Hollow just enhanced the quiet and down to earth mood。 I loved the simple farm setting， the cast of characters， the retrospective POV， and， of course， the beautiful cover。Betty’s character， the things she did， and her fate were hard to stomach at times， but the themes and questions that arose from the role she played is I re-read this book recently and was once again very impressed。 While I’m usually prone to like the more flowery and descriptive prose， the pared back style of narration in Wolf Hollow just enhanced the quiet and down to earth mood。 I loved the simple farm setting， the cast of characters， the retrospective POV， and， of course， the beautiful cover。Betty’s character， the things she did， and her fate were hard to stomach at times， but the themes and questions that arose from the role she played is what makes me respect this book so much。The ending wasn’t happy ever after and didn’t tie everything up neatly。 We are left with many tough questions， which is what I think made this book so much more realistic and memorable。 Wolf Hollow isn’t flashy or loud。 For me， it was the book’s quiet， subtle tone that made the biggest impact。 。。。more

Manybooks ，

Maybe I should be giving Lauren Wolk’s 2017 Newbery Honour Wolf Hollow more of a chance before deciding on not finishing。 But honestly， after about a hundred odd pages of almost continuously dreary and painful historical fiction （set in WWII， in rural Pennsylvania） and an extremely slow paced writing style that kind of makes the resulting reading discomfort even more in my proverbial face so to speak， even more lacking in any kind of joy， I have decided on an attitude of ABSOLUTELY NO MORE and t Maybe I should be giving Lauren Wolk’s 2017 Newbery Honour Wolf Hollow more of a chance before deciding on not finishing。 But honestly， after about a hundred odd pages of almost continuously dreary and painful historical fiction （set in WWII， in rural Pennsylvania） and an extremely slow paced writing style that kind of makes the resulting reading discomfort even more in my proverbial face so to speak， even more lacking in any kind of joy， I have decided on an attitude of ABSOLUTELY NO MORE and to simply abandon Wolf Hollow as a DNF。 For while the sombre mood and the painful， horrible themes and contents presented by Lauren Wolk in Wolf Hollow certainly are textually interesting to a point and as such also successfully enough depicted with regard to a general and in fact almost a naturalistic type of narrational realism， I just am not AT ALL in the mood for this kind of reading negativity at present， I just do not want to keep reading in Wolf Hollow about Betty， about her cruel bullying， about how everyone either does not believe Betty could be this relentlessly， mercilessly nasty or is afraid of speaking out。 And while Toby as a WWII veteran with clearly undiagnosed PTSD being wrongfully accused and scapegoated sadly does make sense （and in particular in the rural， small town WWII America setting of Wolf Hollow）， it also really does not make Wolf Hollow any more readable and it does in no way even remotely entice me to want to continue （and especially so since the ending of Wolf Hollow is supposedly even more sad and horrible and I just do not think that I want this for my reading time at present， period）。 And if I do decide to restart and then finish reading Wolf Hollow sometime in the future， I would definitely also consider revisiting my review and rating Lauren Wolk’s narrative with more than just two stars if warranted and of course provided that my textual reaction to Wolk’s writing actually manages to improve。 But for now， and with me truly neither enjoying nor appreciating Wolf Hollow enough for me to consider going on with my perusal， I both can and will only consider but the two stars mentioned above for Wolf Hollow （and yes， this is also me being rather generous， for usually， if I have been unable to complete a given book， my ratings tend to be only one star）。 。。。more

Julie ，

I found this book so beautifully written and such a great story to speak to truth， courage and acceptance。 I totally agree with a friend’s review， not sure of the average kid appeal， but for “serious minded” young readers who don’t mind a bit of a moral lesson。 Very well done！

Lori ，

Wow！ I did not expect to get sucked into this book as quickly as I did。 Very well written。 The story punches you in the gut at times， but if you can get passed those parts it’s so worth it！ Wonderful book that stays with you long after you read it！

Cici128 ，

Książka osadzona podczas II wojny światowej w małej wiosce。 Poznajemy Annabelle， która żyje jak normalna dziewczynka ze wsi。 Nagle pojawia się Toby， tajemnicza postać， która do nikogo się nie odzywa i nikt nie wie skąd przybył， kim jest i dlaczego。 Pojawia się zagadka oraz kłamstwa， które kąplikują sprawy。 Książka była na prawdę ciekawa i prawdziwie pokazująca realia tamtych czasów。

Kathryn ，

I think 6th grade and up on this one， it dives into tough topics （bullying， death， bodily harm， bias…） but does it in a really beautiful way， without wrapping up everything into a neat happy package。 This book is sad and hard at times， and doesn’t shy away from being real。 And in the end there is a powerful lesson about judging people。 I like seeing middle grade fiction deal with harder things。 I can see why this won the Newberry。 Beautiful writing as well。

Melanie ，

So many topics of conversation and lessons to be discussed。 Content leaned on the heavy side。

Cheryl ，

June 2021， dnf p。 104。 I'm sorry; I'm just so tired of bleak historical fiction。In this one I'm not even sure the historical setting is all that relevant， as it seems to be mostly a character study of the two girls， with another theme about how the community makes scapegoats。Read other reviews that said it was intended as a book for adults， and not changed much。 And saw it compared to The Crucible， and Atonement， and To Kill a Mockingbird。 None of which I have the stomach to read anymore。Also， t June 2021， dnf p。 104。 I'm sorry; I'm just so tired of bleak historical fiction。In this one I'm not even sure the historical setting is all that relevant， as it seems to be mostly a character study of the two girls， with another theme about how the community makes scapegoats。Read other reviews that said it was intended as a book for adults， and not changed much。 And saw it compared to The Crucible， and Atonement， and To Kill a Mockingbird。 None of which I have the stomach to read anymore。Also， the sledgehammer foreshadowing detracts from the otherwise lucid and engaging writing。 And I just didn't believe in any of the characters， esp。 the teacher or aunt， but even the adults in the girls' families， and the local law enforcement。Tried to read for Newbery group。 What a disappointing year。 。。。more

Bellamy ，

I was shocked at how depressing this book is， and the ending was unexpected。 But I do understand that not all books have to have a happy ending to be good， and Wolf Hollow is the perfect example of that。 The plot was a bit slow， but it was captivating。 The writing was beautiful。

Lindsey Varble ，

Touching middle grade novel about standing up for people and doing the right thing。 Just because some people are odd or difficult to understand doesn’t mean that they are bad。 I plan to read this with my sixth grade students next school year。

Littlebug_booklover ，

A memorable book about Annabelle， a young girl of twelve living during a time of war and trouble。 She befriends unlikely people， finds the truth behind lies， and helps others see what is really there， not a false image of colorfully painted stories。 Meet unique personalities of Toby， Betty， Andy， James， Henry， Aunt Lily， and all the other prominent and creative people in these precious pages。 Truly a book that all will treasure。

Kelly ，

3。5 stars

Mars Chalev ，

This book could have been written by a two year old。 It feels like someone went to a single writing class without ever reading anything but an adaptation of to kill a mockingbird for children and decided to make a novel。 The characters are synthetic and generic。 The plot is overdone。 And， most of all， the symbolism is forced， obvious， and does little to improve the story。 Do not read this。 Negative twenty stars。 Melodramatic。 Trash。 There is no conflict at all， and despite that， this book manage This book could have been written by a two year old。 It feels like someone went to a single writing class without ever reading anything but an adaptation of to kill a mockingbird for children and decided to make a novel。 The characters are synthetic and generic。 The plot is overdone。 And， most of all， the symbolism is forced， obvious， and does little to improve the story。 Do not read this。 Negative twenty stars。 Melodramatic。 Trash。 There is no conflict at all， and despite that， this book manages to be the most emo thing ever written。 。。。more

Nicki ，

Set in 1943 in rural Pennsylvania， which in itself was interesting。 Deep， rich characters， farming and family life， 11 year old Annabelle befriends a war veteran drifter。 Their idyllic life comes to an end when a nasty bully moves in。 Very To Kill a Mockingbird like。

Lynn Stuart ，

Engaging from the beginning。 Provides important lessons about judging others。 Suspenseful。

Cricket Muse ，

The discovery of a new author and a well-written story is one of the more pleasanter ways to spend a Sunday afternoon。 This appears to be a simple story of a girl whose life has been pleasantly uneventful growing up in a small community。 This all changes when a bully makes her life miserable。 Then underneath the dynamic storytelling is a theme similar to To Kill a Mockingbird， in how there is such a tremendous need for truth and the need to understand that there is so much more beyond the surfac The discovery of a new author and a well-written story is one of the more pleasanter ways to spend a Sunday afternoon。 This appears to be a simple story of a girl whose life has been pleasantly uneventful growing up in a small community。 This all changes when a bully makes her life miserable。 Then underneath the dynamic storytelling is a theme similar to To Kill a Mockingbird， in how there is such a tremendous need for truth and the need to understand that there is so much more beyond the surface of how others see one another。Well deserving of its Newberry Honor。 。。。more

Reagan Skinner ，

Another one of my favorites。

Kaitlin ，

4。5*

Robyn Nestvogel ，

This book reminded me so much of “To Kill A Mockingbird”。 It is beautifully written and has such meaning。

Alison Carter ，

This was a quick， easy， and enjoyable read。 The plot line moves along quickly。 A good historical fiction appropriate for upper elementary or middle school。 There is a somewhat similar theme as in To Kill a Mockingbird。

Ella ，

The writing style is wonderful， I immediately connected and wanted to read more more more。

Hannah honeybee ，

Read it in one day and only a few sittings， it was so beautiful and captivating， couldn’t put it down

Micaela ，

4。5*

Kristin ，

Wow， this is the kind of middle grade that I want to read！ Although honestly this book cover some darker territory that I would maybe consider a bit much for younger children。 I saw this recommended on Bookstagram and the pretty cover pulled me in。 I always have high hopes for middle grade， and I really do enjoy reading it。 But often I feel like it's dumbed down in some way。 This book was heartbreaking and beautifully written and I didn't want to put it down。 I can see the To Kill a Mockingbird Wow， this is the kind of middle grade that I want to read！ Although honestly this book cover some darker territory that I would maybe consider a bit much for younger children。 I saw this recommended on Bookstagram and the pretty cover pulled me in。 I always have high hopes for middle grade， and I really do enjoy reading it。 But often I feel like it's dumbed down in some way。 This book was heartbreaking and beautifully written and I didn't want to put it down。 I can see the To Kill a Mockingbird comparisons （I also love that book）。 For a book set so firmly in a particular historical period， this one really does feel timeless。 I kept reading because I wanted to find out what was going to happen， but also because I cared about the characters。 。。。more

Barbara ，

Hard to rate this one。 Many stars for compelling writing YES， but troubling too， as the whole tragedy hinges on multiple lies from multiple characters。 Kind of depressing。 It does have a beautiful cover。

Alli Roper ，

This was wonderful—even as an adult I wondered what you would happen and very much enjoyed the audiobook。 Would recommend for kids age 10-12。 It's the story of a girl who faces a bully who lies about a misunderstood man in the town。 1940's， Pennsylvania。 It isn't a funny or light read， but it's very well done and would provide lots of opportunities to discuss a variety of heavier topics with kids （underdogs， bullies， lying， standing up for what's right， learning that things don't always work out This was wonderful—even as an adult I wondered what you would happen and very much enjoyed the audiobook。 Would recommend for kids age 10-12。 It's the story of a girl who faces a bully who lies about a misunderstood man in the town。 1940's， Pennsylvania。 It isn't a funny or light read， but it's very well done and would provide lots of opportunities to discuss a variety of heavier topics with kids （underdogs， bullies， lying， standing up for what's right， learning that things don't always work out well， death， unpredictable things in life）。 Would be a great read aloud or car trip book。 。。。more

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