365 days to Alaska / Cathy Carr.
When eleven-year-old Rigel Harman's parents divorce, she and her sisters must move from the Alaskan wilderness to suburban Connecticut, and while she yearns to return in a year, she eventually realizes she must move forward.
Eleven-year-old Rigel Harman loves her life in off-the-grid Alaska. She hunts rabbits, takes correspondence classes, and doesn't mind not having electricity or running water. When her parents divorce, Rigel and her sisters have to move with their mom to the Connecticut suburbs to live with a grandmother they have never met. It is noisy, and crowded, and there is no real nature. Her only hope is a secret pact that she made with her father: If she can stick it out in Connecticut for one year, he'll bring her back home. When she befriends a crow living behind her school, she begins to belives that she might be able to make a life for herself in the suburbs. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419743801 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1419743805 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781419743818
- ISBN: 1419743813
- Physical Description: 263 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Amulet Books, 2021.
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Target Audience Note: | Ages 8 to 12. Amulet Books. |
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Subject: | Moving, Household > Fiction. Divorce > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. Families > Fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
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When eleven-year-old Rigel Harman's parents divorce, she and her sisters must move from the Alaskan wilderness to suburban Connecticut, and while she yearns to return in a year, she eventually realizes she must move forward. - Grand Central Pub
Cathy Carrâs 365 Days to Alaska is a charming debut middle-grade novel about a girl from off-the-grid Alaska adjusting to suburban life.
Eleven-year-old Rigel Harman loves her life in off-the-grid Alaska. She hunts rabbits, takes correspondence classes through the mail, and plays dominoes with her family in their two-room cabin. She doesnât mind not having electricity or running waterâinstead, sheâs got tall trees, fresh streams, and endless sky.
But then her parents divorce, and Rigel and her sisters have to move with their mom to the Connecticut suburbs to live with a grandmother theyâve never met. Rigel hates it in Connecticut. Itâs noisy, and crowded, and thereâs no real nature. Her only hope is a secret pact that she made with her father: If she can stick it out in Connecticut for one year, heâll bring her back home.
At first, surviving the year feels impossible. Middle school is nothing like the wilderness, and she doesnât connect with anyone . . . until she befriends a crow living behind her school. And if this wild creature has made a life for itself in the suburbs, then, just maybe, Rigel can too.
365 Days to Alaska is a wise and funny debut novel about finding beauty, hope, and connection in the world no matter where you areâeven Connecticut.
âRigelâs big heart made my own heart ache. A funny and poignant fish-out-of-water tale with all the right feels and an important reflection on how we can all find our way home.â âJohn David Anderson, author of Ms. Bixbyâs Last Day
âRigelâs suspenseful journey toward finding a home for her brave and wild heart is one that will help us all discover the beauty and uniqueness of where we are.â âFrancisco X. Stork, author of Marcelo in the Real World
âReaders will want to travel alongside Rigel as she struggles to survive the halls of middle school as well as she did the Alaskan bush. 365 Days to Alaska is a wonderful debut novel about compassion, belonging, and finding your way home when you feel lost in the wilderness.â âLynne Kelly, author of Song for a Whale
âCathy Carrâs debut is a poignant novel about family and truth, particularly the uncomfortable truths between fathers and daughters, told in a voice full of insight, love, and humor. Sheâs an author to watch, full of wisdom and exquisite heart.â âCarrie Jones, NYT bestselling author of the Need and Time Stoppers series
âRigel Harman isnât just any outsiderâsheâs an Alaskan Bush outsider. Carrâs empathic and outstanding debut novel will move readers of all ages, creating internal acceptance not only for Rigel but also for ourselves.â âBethany Hegedus, author of Grandfather Gandhi - Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Cathy Carrâs 365 Days to Alaska is a charming debut middle-grade novel about a girl from off-the-grid Alaska adjusting to suburban life.
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Eleven-year-old Rigel Harman loves her life in off-the-grid Alaska. She hunts rabbits, takes correspondence classes through the mail, and plays dominoes with her family in their two-room cabin. She doesnât mind not having electricity or running waterâinstead, sheâs got tall trees, fresh streams, and endless sky.
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But then her parents divorce, and Rigel and her sisters have to move with their mom to the Connecticut suburbs to live with a grandmother theyâve never met. Rigel hates it in Connecticut. Itâs noisy, and crowded, and thereâs no real nature. Her only hope is a secret pact that she made with her father: If she can stick it out in Connecticut for one year, heâll bring her back home.
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At first, surviving the year feels impossible. Middle school is nothing like the wilderness, and she doesnât connect with anyone . . . until she befriends a crow living behind her school. And if this wild creature has made a life for itself in the suburbs, then, just maybe, Rigel can too.
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365 Days to Alaska is a wise and funny debut novel about finding beauty, hope, and connection in the world no matter where you areâeven Connecticut.
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âRigelâs big heart made my own heart ache. A funny and poignant fish-out-of-water tale with all the right feels and an important reflection on how we can all find our way home.â âJohn David Anderson, author of Ms. Bixbyâs Last Day
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âRigelâs suspenseful journey toward finding a home for her brave and wild heart is one that will help us all discover the beauty and uniqueness of where we are.â âFrancisco X. Stork, author of Marcelo in the Real World
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âReaders will want to travel alongside Rigel as she struggles to survive the halls of middle school as well as she did the Alaskan bush. 365 Days to Alaska is a wonderful debut novel about compassion, belonging, and finding your way home when you feel lost in the wilderness.â âLynne Kelly, author of Song for a Whale
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âCathy Carrâs debut is a poignant novel about family and truth, particularly the uncomfortable truths between fathers and daughters, told in a voice full of insight, love, and humor. Sheâs an author to watch, full of wisdom and exquisite heart.â âCarrie Jones, NYT bestselling author of the Need and Time Stoppers series
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âRigel Harman isnât just any outsiderâsheâs an Alaskan Bush outsider. Carrâs empathic and outstanding debut novel will move readers of all ages, creating internal acceptance not only for Rigel but also for ourselves.â âBethany Hegedus, author of Grandfather Gandhi