The Beloved Wild by Melissa Ostrom, 312 pages. Feiwel and Friends, 2018. $18.
Content: Language: PG-13 (16 swears); Mature Content: PG-13; Violence:
PG-13.
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS –
OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Harriet is a sixteen year old with a longing
for the type of freedom that her brothers enjoy. It’s obvious to everyone that the handsome
and hard-working neighbor, Daniel Long, is interested in marrying Harriet, but
she thinks marriage a miserable idea. As her favorite brother prepares to go into
the frontier and homestead, Harriet makes plans to leave her family and join
him. Harriet is surprised by her longing
for Daniel and the hardships that she finds on the frontier.
I got caught up in the book and totally
enjoyed it. Harriet is spunky and
although she sometimes makes immature decisions, it’s fun to watch her grow-up
and learn from the world around her. The
book would have to be talked-up because teens wouldn’t pick it up based on the
cover, which is sad because story wise this book is advisable and the cover
makes it optional.
Reviewer, C. Peterson
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