![]() ![]() In Wolf Hollow she writes an indelible account of a reflective child who stands strong on behalf of others. Wolk is an award-winning poet and author of the adult novel Those Who Favor Fire. ![]() As men and dogs search for the missing girl and man, Annabelle searches her conscience and finds courage to speak the truth, a young voice calling for justice. Tensions mount when Betty disappears, and Toby, suspected of kidnapping her, takes off. She tries to protect Toby from the lying girl who manipulates people into blaming him for the cruelties she has inflicted. ![]() He looks odd and rarely speaks, but Annabelle senses his kindness. Toby, a scarred veteran of the First World War, lives in the woods nearby. After Betty punches her and threatens greater hurts, Annabelle finds ways to protect herself and her little brothers by seeking inner guidance. She enjoys a steady life until a dark-hearted girl comes to her hills and changes everything. In 1943, Annabelle lives among people who love her in the hills of rural Pennsylvania, a place she loves. In Wolf Hollow, Lauren Wolk introduces a girl who becomes brave and good in the face of something terrible. I mean real lies fed by real fears-things I said and did that took me out of the life I’d always known and put me down hard into a new one.” I don’t mean the small fibs that children tell. ![]() “The year I turned twelve, I learned how to lie. ![]()
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