The brilliantly crafted debut of Newbery Honor– and Scott O'Dell Award–winning author Lauren Wolk ( Beyond the Bright Sea, Echo Mountain), Wolf Hollow is a haunting tale of America at a crossroads and a time when one girl’s resilience, strength, and compassion help to illuminate the darkest corners of history. And as tensions mount in their small community, Annabelle must find the courage to stand as a lone voice for justice. While others see Toby’s strangeness, Annabelle knows only kindness. Her father was a tailor and her mother was a teacher but business for them both had dried up, so the family must move from the city to the wilds of Echo Mountain. It is 1934 and Ellie’s family have been hit hard by the stock market crash. Toby, a reclusive World War I veteran, soon becomes the target of Betty’s attacks. Lauren introduces us to Ellie and her family, making a home on Echo Mountain. Betty quickly reveals herself to be cruel and manipulative, and though her bullying seems isolated at first, it quickly escalates. Until the day new student Betty Glengarry walks into her class. “This book matters.” -Sara Pennypacker, New York Times bestselling author of Paxĭespite growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Annabelle has lived a mostly quiet, steady life in her small Pennsylvania town. “ Wolf Hollow has stayed with me long after I closed the book. It has the feel of an instant classic." -Linda Sue Park, Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author of A Long Walk to Water
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