Echo Mountain

Grades 4 - 7

After losing almost everything they own in the Great Depression, 12-year-old Ellie’s family moves from town to the mountains of Maine to literally carve out a life for themselves in the wilderness. After a tragic accident that leaves her father in a coma, Ellie, her mother, sister, and brother are left to cope and care for one another as well as discover friendship and acceptance with others. You will want to sip and savor Wolk's masterful writing, while at the same time hurriedly turning the pages to find out what happens.