After losing almost everything in the Great Depression, Ellie's family is forced to leave their home in town and start over in the untamed wilderness of nearby Echo Mountain. Ellie has found a welcome freedom, and a love of the natural world, in her new life on the mountain. But there is little joy after a terrible accident leaves her father in a coma. An accident unfairly blamed on Ellie.
Ellie is a girl who takes matters into her own hands, and determined to help her father she will make her way to the top of the mountain in search of the healing secrets of a woman known only as "the hag." But the hag, and the mountain, still have many untold stories left to reveal.
Historical fiction at its finest, Echo Mountain is celebration of finding your own path and becoming your truest self. Lauren Wolk, the Newbery Honor- and Scott O'Dell Award-winning author of Wolf Hollow and Beyond the Bright Sea, weaves a stunning tale of resilience, persistence, and friendship across three generations of families.
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Publish Date: Hardcover - April 21, 2020 / Paperback - April 27, 2021
Pages: 368
Dimensions: Hardcover - 5.8 X 8.3 X 1.3 inches | 1.2 pounds / Paperback - 5.1 X 7.7 X 1.1 inches | 0.6 pounds
Language: English
Type: Hardcover or Paperback
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