Wild Blues
Illustrator
William Sulit
Publisher
Atheneum Books For Young Readers
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9781481491532
Pages
336 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Thirteen-year-old Lizzie relates, through a victim statement, her harrowing journey through the Adirondacks seeking her disabled friend, Matias, who was kidnapped by escaped convicts.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
HL780L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Separation; Incarceration; Physical disability; Illness; separated parents; prison; father in prison; mobility; proportionate dwarfism; cancer; thyroid cancer; chemotherapy
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Family Formation
mother
Keywords
medication; prison; escape; kidnapping; survival; guide; painting; rescue; police; uncle-niece relationship; antiques
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Kephart, Beth, "Wild Blues" (2018). Diverse Families. 1561.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1561