Alone
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Megan E. Freeman
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Summary
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 twelve-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？
When twelve-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？
Reviews
Jenn Holcomb
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This book is written in verse， and I couldn't put it down！ While it left me with a few questions that I didn't feel were answered， at the same time the open ended nature of the book allowed my imagination to wonder about those unanswered queries。 This book is written in verse， and I couldn't put it down！ While it left me with a few questions that I didn't feel were answered， at the same time the open ended nature of the book allowed my imagination to wonder about those unanswered queries。 。。。more
Adeline
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First I wanted to warn anyone about to read this that it shortly describes harm to animals。 If that’s something that would upset you I don’t recommend this！ I originally only read this because my sister wanted me to。 But I was really glad I did。 It was good。 The ending almost made me cry。 If you need a book for a weekend I highly recommend this one。
Stephanie Pratt
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6th grade and up
Joline Lane
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Such a cute book in verse about the bravery of a young girl and her determination to survive。 Great companion to Hatchet。
Lisa
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The main character finds herself alone when her entire community disappears due to "an imminent danger" evacuation that she's unaware of because she's lied to both sets of her parents for a night away with friends -- that turns into a night away by herself when the friends can't come。 I am a fan of survival stories -- and while this one was pretty OK， I wasn't a fan of the narrator and the ending of the audiobook was an example of how the main character dispises teen books of her times -- too pe The main character finds herself alone when her entire community disappears due to "an imminent danger" evacuation that she's unaware of because she's lied to both sets of her parents for a night away with friends -- that turns into a night away by herself when the friends can't come。 I am a fan of survival stories -- and while this one was pretty OK， I wasn't a fan of the narrator and the ending of the audiobook was an example of how the main character dispises teen books of her times -- too perfectly tied up in a happy ending。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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Lonestar 2022This story gripped me from the first page。 The novel in verse format was a great choice。 I really liked the main character。 My only gripe is that it just ended abruptly。 I wanted to know what happened after！
Jennybeast
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Conflicted -- it was an easy read and an engaging one -- I wanted to know what would happen next and that tension never went away。 So if you're in the mood for post apocalyptic survival， it's not too bad。 On the other hand -- very little actually happened， aside from a girl looting a city to stay alive and hanging out with her dog。 She doesn't even try gardening until the very end。 It did feel extremely realistic， just oddly anticlimactic。 Hatchet is a much better read for the genre。 Also the en Conflicted -- it was an easy read and an engaging one -- I wanted to know what would happen next and that tension never went away。 So if you're in the mood for post apocalyptic survival， it's not too bad。 On the other hand -- very little actually happened， aside from a girl looting a city to stay alive and hanging out with her dog。 She doesn't even try gardening until the very end。 It did feel extremely realistic， just oddly anticlimactic。 Hatchet is a much better read for the genre。 Also the ending really is anticlimactic， but that felt realistic， too。 。。。more
bree briannon
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The ending was rushed and stupid。 The actual book part was pretty good。 Really disappointed in the ending！
Amye Kelly
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LOVED this middle school read。 I could not stop listening to the audio。
Elizabeth
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Madi Kanagy
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PROS: This book made me feel completely grateful for everything I take for granted。 It's entirely emotional and captures the mental fear of being alone。 There are some indescribably sad parts that made me kind of feel bad for the author， but overall it's wonderful。 I've read it over 4 times now and still can't get enough of the reality and magic of it。 Everyone who reads this will be aware of how blessed they really are。 The writing and wording is AMAZING！！！ As a poetic book， everything is a lit PROS: This book made me feel completely grateful for everything I take for granted。 It's entirely emotional and captures the mental fear of being alone。 There are some indescribably sad parts that made me kind of feel bad for the author， but overall it's wonderful。 I've read it over 4 times now and still can't get enough of the reality and magic of it。 Everyone who reads this will be aware of how blessed they really are。 The writing and wording is AMAZING！！！ As a poetic book， everything is a little messy and magical， and I love it。 The clarity is still there， but mingled with a whimsicalness of a true writer。 This might be my favorite single book ever。 CONS: A few swear words， and the narrator is clearly prone to lying to her parents， （shown at the beginning of the book） but as this is fiction and the author's imagination， I won't take it too personally。 HOWEVER。 Because she lied， she was faced with the hardest times of her life， which I think is a lesson telling people that lying can destroy you without you realizing it。 （Pros）NOTE: Everyone has their own opinions， so don't judge the book on this review。 。。。more
BJ Biley
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This novel written in verse is a cross between Hatchet & The Walking Dead without the Zombies。 It's a PERFECT MS novel fir reluctant readers。 The MC， Maddie， is smart， gritty， resourceful， & tenacious as she endures a very long journey by herself。 LOVED IT！ This novel written in verse is a cross between Hatchet & The Walking Dead without the Zombies。 It's a PERFECT MS novel fir reluctant readers。 The MC， Maddie， is smart， gritty， resourceful， & tenacious as she endures a very long journey by herself。 LOVED IT！ 。。。more
Alissa
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I have not been able to keep this one on the shelf at my library， which is what any librarian wants。 Finally this summer I had the opportunity to read it。 I can see why the kids are loving it。 It's a novel in verse， which makes for a faster read。 Also I think that while reading it is easy for the reader to ask themselves what they would do in this situation。 There is plenty of action and adventure even though she's all by herself。 I felt that the circumstances which placed her in this situation I have not been able to keep this one on the shelf at my library， which is what any librarian wants。 Finally this summer I had the opportunity to read it。 I can see why the kids are loving it。 It's a novel in verse， which makes for a faster read。 Also I think that while reading it is easy for the reader to ask themselves what they would do in this situation。 There is plenty of action and adventure even though she's all by herself。 I felt that the circumstances which placed her in this situation and got her out were a little contrived， but that's my cynical adult-ness talking。 Kids are eating this up。 。。。more
Allie Fullerton
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There were some great themes in this book as Maddie matures and spends more and more time alone。 I loved the solace she found in books and the dog。 I loved how the author champions the library and Maddie had to research how to do things in books。 I thought the setting and plot was interesting and compelling。 I loved the lessons she learns about how maybe being alone is harder than survival。 I even loved her sorrow and anger and questions directed to God， for those emotions are real and true in There were some great themes in this book as Maddie matures and spends more and more time alone。 I loved the solace she found in books and the dog。 I loved how the author champions the library and Maddie had to research how to do things in books。 I thought the setting and plot was interesting and compelling。 I loved the lessons she learns about how maybe being alone is harder than survival。 I even loved her sorrow and anger and questions directed to God， for those emotions are real and true in all of us even in lesser situations。 But I didn't like that after her anger and questions Maddie stays angry and distant。 To readers it seems like despite her anger toward God she has decided He either doesn't exist or He is against her， which is strange when at the very end she prays for deliverance to Him。 For right after that is when she is rescued and found by her parents and the search party。 There is no mention then of God。 No praise of God who answered her prayers。 So does Maddie dismiss God now that she has no "need" of Him。 There was no resolution there and the ambiguity to such an important question disturbs me。 I was also confused in the beginning about the emergency。 I understand that the author hid much from the reader because we only got to know what Maddie knew， and she knew very little。 However after it becomes crystal clear that Maddie was left behind and I found myself confused。 Did I miss something in the early pages that would explain this situation？ Was this dystopian and I didn't know？ Was this historical fiction or located in a different country and I wasn't aware？ So I went back to the beginning looking for a clue that I missed but I missed nothing。 Even at the end Maddie describes the emergency as vague political turmoil and power struggle issues that were never a threat to begin with。 I adore ambiguous endings in novels， but that did not cut it for me and I felt like I was pulled on a journey and then was not respected enough as a reader to be told what happened。There were swear words in the book （um， this is a middle grade， right？）And lastly， I found the poetry to be bland and only poetry because of the line breaks。 Content: 3/5Writing: 2/5Overall: 3/5 。。。more
Wendy Crosco
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Interesting read。 When a girl wakes up and there is no one around what she does to survive。
Sarah {The Bookish Knitter}
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5 Stars
Claire
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The way it was written in verse was quite interesting。
April Doty
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Riveting audiobook but the story has a mediocre ending。 Couldn’t put it down though。 Very relevant for our times。
Harper Kurtz
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I really loved this book。 Like， it’s THE BEST BOOK。 I loved the way that Megan describes how Maddie feels throughout her journey in her abandoned town， alone with just George to help her。 The scenes from scavenging to tornados and floods are amazing！ I can imagine Maddie and those disasters happening in my mind， thanks to the incredible words。 I don’t really know what else to say。 I’m just speechless。 All I can say is that this is the 100x better version of Hatchet， and this should be a movie。 I I really loved this book。 Like， it’s THE BEST BOOK。 I loved the way that Megan describes how Maddie feels throughout her journey in her abandoned town， alone with just George to help her。 The scenes from scavenging to tornados and floods are amazing！ I can imagine Maddie and those disasters happening in my mind， thanks to the incredible words。 I don’t really know what else to say。 I’m just speechless。 All I can say is that this is the 100x better version of Hatchet， and this should be a movie。 I would watch it。 。。。more
Amanda Gomsak
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Great book recommendation for a middle schooler。 I read it alongside my son。 I enjoyed leaving little sticky notes with my thoughts as I read。 He thought it was silly， but he said he agreed with my thoughts。 Loved the poetic style the author used。
Melody
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Written in free verse， this was a great survival story。
Tiffany
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A great survival story of a girl who gets left behind when the western USA is evacuated （reasons still uncertain）。 She is forced to survive for almost 3 years by herself。
Brenda Whaley
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Absolutely loved this！ Quick read written in verse style。 Highly recommend！！！
Kate N。 Ewing
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Although the basic premise of the book seems far-fetched and rather unbelievable to me， Maddie is 100% believable and a delight！ This novel-in-verse is written beautifully and is very hard to put down。 I found myself worrying for her and rooting her on as she goes through her ordeals。 She definitely gets kudos for persistence and courage！ You can practically see Maddie maturing - even her vocabulary becomes richer and more sophisticated as she reads voraciously to keep from being bored。 I highly Although the basic premise of the book seems far-fetched and rather unbelievable to me， Maddie is 100% believable and a delight！ This novel-in-verse is written beautifully and is very hard to put down。 I found myself worrying for her and rooting her on as she goes through her ordeals。 She definitely gets kudos for persistence and courage！ You can practically see Maddie maturing - even her vocabulary becomes richer and more sophisticated as she reads voraciously to keep from being bored。 I highly recommend this。 Grades 6-9 would probably get the most out of it。 。。。more
Stephanie
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This was hard to get into a bit， and it wasn’t my favorite， but it hooked me and then I needed to figure out how it ended。 Such a weird cliff hanger of an ending， too。 Don’t know what the gist of the book was meant to be， or if it was meant to lean into the poetic and be a multiple-meaning， take-what-you-need thing。 I enjoyed this character’s arc。
Stella
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A theme could be "Trust your Instincts。" A theme could be "Trust your Instincts。" 。。。more
Arminzerella
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Maddie and her friends plan a sleepover at her grandmother’s apartment while grandma is away。 Everyone is supposed to lie to their parents about where they’ll be， so Maddie’s parents， who are divorced， each think she is staying with the other one。 Their plans fall through， so Maddie winds up being the only one at the apartment， but she has her own party – eats party food and watches old movies。 When she wakes up the next morning and checks her phone， however， she has a bunch of missed calls and Maddie and her friends plan a sleepover at her grandmother’s apartment while grandma is away。 Everyone is supposed to lie to their parents about where they’ll be， so Maddie’s parents， who are divorced， each think she is staying with the other one。 Their plans fall through， so Maddie winds up being the only one at the apartment， but she has her own party – eats party food and watches old movies。 When she wakes up the next morning and checks her phone， however， she has a bunch of missed calls and text messages。 Is she in trouble？ Did her folks somehow find out what happened？ No。 While she was sleeping， everyone else has been evacuated – leaving pretty much everything behind in their haste to get out。 Maddie desperately tries to make contact with someone， anyone to no avail。 She eventually finds barrels of cell phones – discarded in the evacuation。 Now Maddie is completely alone。 After searching around her deserted town for others， she decides to stay put。 How long can the evacuation last？ A few days？ A few weeks？ As it turns out， it’s much， much longer and Maddie has to figure out how to survive on her own， while she hopes she’ll eventually be rescued。This novel in verse takes a hard look at the challenges of survival – not only the physical ones， but the emotional challenges。 Maddie encounters wild animals， dangerous looters， medical emergencies， life-threatening weather， and disasters。 Remember to breathe while reading this page-turner！ 。。。more
Jessica Warburton
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I’m going to start this by saying I don’t like most middle grade nor do I like verse… but holy smokes I LOVED this。 This was fantastic！ It read like a movie and I felt all the emotions with the main character。 It reads fast as well。 This needs to be your next read。
Bookworm's Nemesis
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Book #44。 This book was amazing。 Well written and I couldn't put it down。 Maddie wakes up one day with her family and friends gone。 The entire town deserted。 She's only 12 and has to figure out how to survive while making some really tough decisions。 Another one of my favorites of the year。 Book #44。 This book was amazing。 Well written and I couldn't put it down。 Maddie wakes up one day with her family and friends gone。 The entire town deserted。 She's only 12 and has to figure out how to survive while making some really tough decisions。 Another one of my favorites of the year。 。。。more
Agd
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Finished 5。30。22。 survival in verse。 6+
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