Bound To Stay Bound

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 Canyon's edge
 Author: Bowling, Dusti

 Publisher:  Little, Brown (2020)

 Classification: Fiction
 Physical Description: 307 p.,  20 cm

 BTSB No: 140449 ISBN: 9780316494694
 Ages: 8-12 Grades: 3-7

 Subjects:
 Novels in verse
 Survival skills -- Fiction
 Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Fiction
 Hiking -- Fiction
 Canyons -- Fiction
 Family life -- Fiction

Price: $21.88

Summary:
A year after the death of her mother in a restaurant shooting, Nora is left struggling to stay alive when a climbing trip with her father goes terribly wrong.

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Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 4.80
   Points: 3.0   Quiz: 509712

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (+) (06/01/20)
   School Library Journal (+) (08/01/20)
   Booklist (+) (08/01/20)

Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 08/01/2020 Gr 4–7—Since the fateful day her mother was killed one year ago, Nora and her father have continually withdrawn further from society. Protecting their memories is how they've endured. While burying emotions seems to be Nora's strength, a hiking trip in Arizona's Sonoran Desert is about to change everything. A flash flood leaves Nora alone at the bottom of a canyon; no father, no supplies, and very little hope. If she's going to make it out alive, Nora must put her survival skills to the test and not only survive the desert, but face personal demons. Bowling delivers a poignant depiction of a young girl dealing with anxiety and PTSD. Bookended by narrative, the text transofrms seamlessly to verse in the middle (when Nora is alone in the canyon) to intensely convey Nora's thoughts and feelings. The continued struggle over her mother's death plays into her strife in the desert through flashbacks of therapy sessions from the past year. Forced to be alone with her thoughts, Nora battles what it means to survive versus what it means to live. As she gradually succeeds in getting out of the canyon, Nora realizes that a person is not defined by one moment, but rather, their resilience and growth over time. VERDICT For readers who bloomed under Leza Lowitz's Up From the Sea or Jasmine Warga's Other Words for Home, this emotionally resonant survival tale is a must-have.—Emily Walker, Lisle Lib. Dist., IL - Copyright 2020 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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