(Though I think it would have been much appreciated to better sum up the events of book one. This wouldn't be a book I thought "needed" a sequel. I hadn't thought about Wolf Hollow in years. I thought at the time-and I do still think this to some extent-that it was just a difference of expectations. Because it was historical middle grade set during one of my favorite time periods to when about, I wanted to love it. Everyone was talking about how awesome it was.
It was getting a LOT of buzz when it released.
My thoughts: I didn't love, love, love Wolf Hollow when I read it. She finds herself more in tune to understand/relate/communicate with animals. Miraculously, she survives.with a little help from an anonymous person. Soon after the novel opens, Annabelle is struck by lightning. Annabelle, our heroine, continues to come of age. It is a historical novel set in 1943 during the Second World War. Premise/plot: My Own Lightning is the sequel to Wolf Hollow (2016). Had I known I might have done things differently. Growing up and blazing her own trail will soon force Annabelle to reexamine deeply felt truths-about people, about justice, about herself-that had once seemed so uncomplicated.īestselling author Lauren Wolk ( Beyond the Bright Sea, Echo Mountain) returns to World War II-era Western Pennsylvania in this luminous sequel to her Newbery Honor-winning debut, Wolf Hollow, proving once again why her acclaimed novels have been celebrated as "historical fiction at its finest."įirst sentence: I didn't know there was a storm coming. In its wake, the search for her brother's missing dog will set Annabelle on a new path that brings her to unfamiliar doorsteps and reunites her with a too-familiar adversary-Andy Woodberry, who was complicit in Betty's most terrible acts. Newly warm summer days are about to bring a jolt of change on the winds of a powerful storm. But for Annabelle McBride it's hard to move forward and make peace with what feels like threadbare justice. It's been several months since the tragic events set in motion by bully Betty Glengarry, and the routine of daily life in Wolf Hollow has slowly returned. ★ "A powerful story to electrify the soul." - Booklist, starred review Bestselling author Lauren Wolk returns to the world of Wolf Hollow, in this sequel to her beloved, Newbery Honor-winning debut.
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