The international best selling Wolf Girl series continues to find a new audience in America with Book 2, The Great Escape. Released here in paperback on September 16, the story follows BOOK 1, INTO THE WILD, which I enthusiastically reviewed this past June.

You could read this one on its’ own but with now 14 books in the series you won’t want to miss any of the past events in the upturned life of young Gwen. If you do jump in here first you are in for a exciting adventure, perfect for new MG readers.

THE GREAT ESCAPE takes off with Gwen being transported to a remote jail, now separated from her family of dogs, a wolf, and an eagle. She hasn’t seen her human family in years. Gwen is locked in a cell but can see other kids from her barred window working in a rock quarry.

She eventually connects with one of them, a kind boy named Rupert. Escape can’t happen without Gwen’s pack finding her again. Of course they do and the exciting journey will have you flipping the pages to find out what happens next.

Filled with excellent black and white illustrations, they add to the reading experience with text that is spaced and sized for younger readers. With another cliff hanging ending, I’ll be anxiously awaiting Book 3 when it debuts in the states this March.

The WOLF GIRL books are a nice match for reluctant readers or any middle grader looking for a courageous, friendship story.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Anh Do is a comedian, artist, and one of the highest-selling Australian authors of all time. He is a prolific author with an incredible thirty-seven books to his name—and counting! Along with the “WeirDo” books, some of the most popular Anh Do books include The Happiest Refugee, for which Do won the Australian Independent Booksellers Book of the Year in 2011, and the “Wolf Girl” kids’ adventure series. (Check out his author/entertainer web site)

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