The Canyon's Edge

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Category
Action / Adventure
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers September 2020
Year Published
2020
  • 08-10 Middle Readers
  • 11-13 Older Readers
  • Action / Adventure
  • Novels In Verse

Hatchet meets Long Way Down in this heartfelt and gripping novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father goes terribly wrong.

One year after a random shooting changed their family forever, Nora and her father are exploring a slot canyon deep in the Arizona desert, hoping it will help them find peace. Nora longs for things to go back to normal, like they were when her mother was still alive, while her father keeps them isolated in fear of other people. But when they reach the bottom of the canyon, the unthinkable happens: A flash flood rips across their path, sweeping away Nora's father and all of their supplies.

Suddenly, Nora finds herself lost and alone in the desert, facing dehydration, venomous scorpions, deadly snakes, and, worst of all, the Beast who has terrorized her dreams for the past year. If Nora is going to save herself and her father, she must conquer her fears, defeat the Beast, and find the courage to live her new life.---from the publisher

320 pages                        978-0316494694                      Ages 9-13

Keywords:  father/daughter, adventure, desert, fears, trust, survival, courage, self reliance, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, 13 year old, novel in verse

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