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Wild blues, Beth Kephart

eng

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fiction

Wild blues

1002043886

Beth Kephart

Thirteen-year-old Lizzie relates, through a victim statement, her harrowing journey through the Adirondacks seeking her disabled friend, Matias, who was kidnapped by escaped convictsAn escape from reality is what Lizzie needs after her father abandoned her oftentimes irresponsible mother-- just before they found out her mom has cancer. Uncle Davy's renovated schoolhouse cabin, filled with antiques and on the edge of the Adirondacks, is disconnected from the rest of the world. And the main reason Lizzie loves her uncle's home is Matias, Uncle Davy's neighbor and Lizzie's best friend. Matias has proportionate dwarfism, but that doesn't stop him and Lizzie from wandering in the woods. When news breaks about two escaped convicts from the nearby prison, and both Matias and Uncle Davy go missing, Lizzie fears the worst. How far will she go to save the people she loves? -- adapted from amazon.com

pre adolescent