Pat Murphy
Hardcover | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 4.15 | 1703 Users | 346 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Wild Girls |
| Author | : | Pat Murphy |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | October 18th 2007 by Viking Books for Young Readers (first published January 1st 2007) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Language. Writing |
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It is the early 1970s. Twelve-year-old Joan is sure that she is going to be miserable when her family moves from Connecticut to California. Then she meets a most unusual girl. Sarah prefers to be called "Fox" and lives with her author dad in a rundown house in the middle of the woods. The two girls start writing their own stories together, and when one wins first place in a student contest, they find themselves recruited for a summer writing class taught by the equally unusual Verla Volante. The Wild Girls is about friendship, the power of story, and how coming of age means finding your own answers, rather than simply taking adults on faith.Details Books In Favor Of The Wild Girls
| Original Title: | The Wild Girls |
| ISBN: | 067006226X (ISBN13: 9780670062263) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.15 From 1703 Users | 346 ReviewsDiscuss Based On Books The Wild Girls
Too much to say I need to think about it before I write something.Let's just say : it was perfect!!!! This book goes straight up to my favorite shelf, I am in love!Loved the book. A great book for preteens. Joan moved to a new town and thought she would hate it but she met a kindred spirit. Joan and Sarah - Newt and Fox - spent their time outside and writing stories. Great inspiration for anyone wanting to write their own journal, story or book.
The Wild Girls is a book for writers. It's a book for girls who don't always follow the rules and for girls who play with spotted newts. As a girl who enjoys writing, newts, and occasional rule-breaking, I fell in love immediately.Pat Murphy tells the story of two girls -- the rule-following Joan (aka Newt), who just moved to California from Connecticut and has always written the kinds of stories she thought her teacher would like, and Sarah (aka Fox), who hangs out throwing rocks in the woods
I read this book in middle school, savoring it section by section during free moments in class, after having finished my work early. I also remember reading it at home, in the spring and summer, on the porch by my family's poorly-tended garden. It was a bible for me. It was inspiring. It was a constant reminder that I both wanted to be, and *could be*, a writer. The same well-loved copy I carried in my backpack and under my arm at age eleven remains on my bookshelf to this day.
I remember that Elizabeth's girls enjoyed this one, and it was recently highly recommended to me (again)!
A young adult book about two young girls learning how to be friends, how to understand parent's fighting and becoming writers. The author is very good at expressing how these girls think and their interactions and responses were refreshingly realistic. This book focuses on divorce and fighting parents but in a way that doesn't demonize anyone. If you have a young writer at home this is a good choice. An enjoyable read.
I listened to the audio book version narrated by Coleen Marlo.I thought this was an insightful "coming of age" story for young women. I've read lots of stories like this for boys, but I've rarely come across them for girls.Joan's dad was a lot like my dad when I was growing up, so that was something I could really relate to.I think this story would be especially appropriate for girls aged 12-14 who are interested in books and writing or girls growing up in dysfunctional families.
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