Into the Wild (Wolf Girl, #1) by Anh Do
Series: Wolf Girl #1
Published by Harper on 3/18/25
ISBN: 9780063346024
Genres: Adventure
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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Wolf Girl: Into the Wild starts with an unexplained crisis that drives Gwen and her family from their home. When an accident separates them, Gwen must learn to survive on her own in the wild.  She forms a pack with abandoned dogs and Puppy, who turns out to be a wolf.  With them, she learns to hunt, using materials found in cars left on the road.  They keep each other safe, working together to stay alive.  They even rescue an eagle who joins their unusual family.  After years on her own, Gwen decides to try to find her family.  The book ends on a cliffhanger, when the first humans Gwen sees since the accidents, kidnap her, separating her from the animals.

This fast paced dystopian novel would be ideal for readers who enjoy survival stories.  The content isn’t graphic, but some readers might find parts of it disturbing.  There are lots of black and white illustrations and bolded, enlarged words and phrases throughout the text.  The reading level would probably be most appropriate for third or fourth graders, but the content might be better suited for older kids.   Readers who enjoyed this book will want to read the others in the trilogy.

Reviewed by Lindsay Varnum, Orono Public Library