Review: Wolf Hollow

Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book takes place in Wolf Hollow during WWII. Annabelle and her brothers live with her parents and grandparents and work on the family's farm. All is well until two people move into town. One is Betty, a bully Annabelle's age who moves in with her grandparents and the other is Toby, an odd drifter who moves into an abandoned smoke shack.

I really enjoyed this beautifully written story. The book has won many awards, but I wonder who it was really written for? I'm not sure the average middle grade reader will find the book as engaging as I did. Some very adult issues are touched upon and the ending shows us that we don't always get what we want. I hope young readers will read and appreciate this story.

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