Out of Range by Heidi Lang - ADVISABLE

 Out of Range by Heidi Lang, 309 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL. Margaret K McElderry Books (Simon), 2022. $18. 9781665903349

Content: G 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Abby (14), Emma(12) and Ollie(9) are sisters that have been sent to Camp Unplugged because they have been feuding for months. After moving from California to Utah, the relationship between the three sisters has become almost non existent. Their parents hope that being in the wilderness will help the girls learn to get along again. While on a hike, the girls get lost and face many perilous situations. 

Lang writes a cross between an adventure book and realistic fiction. I really enjoyed how the chapters alternate between the sister's struggles to survive in the wilderness and flashbacks of how their relationship became strained. I did not want to stop reading this book because it was so action packed! Out of Range would be very appealing to 5th and 6th graders. The girls are portrayed as white in the illustrations.

Tracie, Elementary School Librarian