"If May is a brave, stubborn fighter, the short, free-verse lines are one-two punches in this Laura Ingalls Wilder-inspired ode to the human spirit." — Kirkus Reviews, Starred
I've known it since last night: It's been too long to expect them to return. Something's happened.
May is helping out on a neighbor's Kansas prairie homestead—just until Christmas, says Pa. She wants to contribute, but it's hard to be separated from her family by 15 long, unfamiliar miles. Then the unthinkable happens: May is abandoned. Trapped in a tiny snow-covered sod house, isolated from family and neighbors, May must prepare for the oncoming winter. While fighting to survive, May's memories of her struggles with reading at school come back to haunt her. But she's determined to find her way home again. Caroline Starr Rose's fast-paced novel, written in beautiful and riveting verse, gives readers a strong new heroine to love.
WINNER
| 2013 ALA Notable Children's Book
WINNER
| 2012 Kid's Indie Next List "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers"
HONOR Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award
FINALIST New York State Charlotte Award
FINALIST Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
FINALIST Kentucky Bluegrass Award
NOMINEE Nebraska Golden Sower Master List
NOMINEE
| 2015 Missouri Mark Twain Award
NOMINEE
| 2014 New York State Charlotte Award
NOMINEE
| 2014 Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award
NOMINEE
| 2014 Kentucky Bluegrass Award
NOMINEE
| 2013 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, October 15, 2011: "If May is a brave, stubborn fighter, the short, free-verse lines are one-two punches in this Laura Ingalls Wilder–inspired ode to the human spirit."
Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, December 5, 2011: "Writing with compassion and a wealth of evocative details, Rose offers a memorable heroine and a testament to the will to survive."
"If May is a brave, stubborn fighter, the short, free-verse lines are one-two punches in this Laura Ingalls Wilder-inspired ode to the human spirit." — Kirkus Reviews, Starred
I've known it since last night: It's been too long to expect them to return. Something's happened.
May is helping out on a neighbor's Kansas prairie homestead—just until Christmas, says Pa. She wants to contribute, but it's hard to be separated from her family by 15 long, unfamiliar miles. Then the unthinkable happens: May is abandoned. Trapped in a tiny snow-covered sod house, isolated from family and neighbors, May must prepare for the oncoming winter. While fighting to survive, May's memories of her struggles with reading at school come back to haunt her. But she's determined to find her way home again. Caroline Starr Rose's fast-paced novel, written in beautiful and riveting verse, gives readers a strong new heroine to love.
Awards
WINNER
| 2013 ALA Notable Children's Book
WINNER
| 2012 Kid's Indie Next List "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers"
HONOR Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award
FINALIST New York State Charlotte Award
FINALIST Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
FINALIST Kentucky Bluegrass Award
NOMINEE Nebraska Golden Sower Master List
NOMINEE
| 2015 Missouri Mark Twain Award
NOMINEE
| 2014 New York State Charlotte Award
NOMINEE
| 2014 Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award
NOMINEE
| 2014 Kentucky Bluegrass Award
NOMINEE
| 2013 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
Praise
Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, October 15, 2011: "If May is a brave, stubborn fighter, the short, free-verse lines are one-two punches in this Laura Ingalls Wilder–inspired ode to the human spirit."
Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, December 5, 2011: "Writing with compassion and a wealth of evocative details, Rose offers a memorable heroine and a testament to the will to survive."
