Longing to be one of the popular girls in her new town, Kammie Summers has fallen into a well during a (fake) initiation into their club. Now Kammie's trapped in the dark, counting the hours, waiting to be rescued. (The Girls have gone for help, haven't they?)
Karen Rivers’s books have been nominated for a wide range of
literary awards and have been published in multiple languages. When
she’s not writing, reading, or visiting schools, she can usually
be found hiking in the forest that flourishes behind her tiny old
house in Victoria, British Columbia, where she lives with her two
kids, two dogs, and two birds. Find her online at karenrivers.com
and on Twitter: @karenrivers.
A Top 10 Spring 2016 Kids’ Indie Next Pick
“Darkly humorous . . . honest and forthcoming . . . [Kammie’s]
reflections in the heart of darkness (both literally and
figuratively) are where the story hits its stride . . . It’s in the
quiet moments when Kammie is along with her thoughts—which become
surreal hallucinations—that the book comes alive . . . original and
truthful.”—New York Times Book Review
“A brilliantly revealed, sometimes even funny, exploration of
courage, the will to live, and the importance of being true to
oneself. The catastrophe draws readers in, and the universality of
spunky Kammie’s life-affirming journey will engage a wide audience.
Moving, suspenseful, and impossible to put down.”—Kirkus Reviews,
starred review
“The inimitable voice of 11-year-old Kammie Summers is not one you
will soon forget—in turns wise, sad, hopeful, frightened,
hilarious. Rivers does a masterful job...”—Buffalo News
“A hypnotic, utterly original novel . . . Guilt and
forgiveness, truth and lies, family and self, friendship and social
hierarchy--The Girl in the Well Is Me doesn’t so much tackle these
subjects as absorb them into its natural fiber. Young readers will
take in tough-and-tender Kammie as their own . . . and the suspense
and anxiety of her situation will leave every reader breathless
until the final page.”—Shelf Awareness
“I dare you to pick up this riveting novel without reading straight
through to its heart-stopping conclusion. Karen Rivers has penned a
dazzling voice, at once hilarious, heartbreaking, and searingly
honest. The Girl in the Well Is Me is a triumph.”—Katherine
Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning author of The One and Only
Ivan
“A gripping story that doesn’t shy away from the dark places but
explores them with heart, humor, and light.”—Kate Messner, author
of All The Answers
“Funny, surreal, occasionally heartbreaking…a compulsively readable
story.” —School Library Journal
“The danger will grab readers quickly, and their inevitable
investment in Kammie will keep them breathlessly engaged through to
the conclusion, perhaps even in one sitting if they can get away
with it.”—The Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books
“This is a fascinatingly well told story that strongly reminded me
of Libba Bray’s Going Bovine, but with a completely believable
middle grade flavor.”—Teen Librarian Toolbox / School Library
Journal
“Superb . . . acrobatic . . . Karen Rivers is able to dive so
seamlessly into the darker themes of growing up . . . Because of
the tone and persistence of [protagonist] Kammie, the reader never
loses faith that, although times may seem impossibly tough, there
is always a light at the end of the tunnel.”—Cleaver Magazine
“It should strike a chord with its tween audience.”—Booklist
“Interesting and well-written.” —San Francisco Book Review
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