Book review: Wild Bird by Wendelin Van Draanen!

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by evie



    
The cover of Wild Bird by Wendelin Van Draanen
Summary (no spoilers)
                Wild Bird is about a girl named Wren and her battle with drugs, friends, and school. Her parents have tried 'everything' to help her- therapists, counseling, behavior modification techniques, but none of it seems to work. It seems like they'd run out of options. Until one morning, when Wren is woken up by a police officer and the rest of her family in her room. She then gets dragged out of her house to Utah, in the middle of the desert.  This is a 'survivalist' camp, where she's stuck for eight weeks. Here, there are no parents, no phones, and no ways to escape. 
            Will Wren be able to survive in the unforgiving desert? Will she be able to find water. or maybe find herself?? Read the book. It's in there.
 
My opinion
                In my opinion, this is a good book. The plot is a little slow at the beginning, but it's necessary buildup to the events later. I like how the characters have different angles (you can see what they do but also why) and the way that their stories handled- how everyone seems to get an ending. I don't remember any loose ends (except for what happened to Dax, but he wasn't very important to the overall story). I also like all of the interesting adjectives used by Wren and her observations/descriptions ("her ocean eyes are swimming", "I am lying in a cloud of smoky content", etc.). This was also fun for me to read since I've been camping many times (though nowhere near as extreme as Wren's experiences). So yeah, overall, an interesting book. I'd recommend this book to anyone who likes the outdoors, emotional stories, and fun narration!

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Comments

  1. Maryalice KleinNovember 10, 2021 at 1:57 PM

    Hey Evie! This was an excellent review. The summary was gripping, and your review made me even more interested. Overall, you did a great job and I definitely want to check out this book soon!

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