Wild by Kristin Hannah

Wild by Kristin HannahFrom the New York Times number one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone, Kristin Hannah, comes Wild, a remarkable story about the resilience of the human spirit, the triumph of hope and the promise of new beginnings. In the rugged Pacific Northwest of the United States lies the Olympic National Forest a vast expanse of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this mysterious woodland, a six year old girl

reads bedtime stories to his children every night

Stories will make him famous

Or witness to the real world

illustrated by Quentin Blake

"Quite extraordinary - a deeply discomforting

highlighting the importance of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn't always make sense

a winning hero with an eye for ornithological facts and a heart as big as the countryside

family and loss

is a history of people

intuitive novel of artistic compulsion

Helon Habila evokes a rich mosaic of migrant experiences

her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind