The Girl in the Well is Me by Karen Rivers [Scholastic]

Just finished reading this to Scout. Though the premise is seemingly dark (POV a 12 year old girl who is stuck in a well), it is actually a pretty brilliant novel.

The girl in the well was sort-of tricked into falling in there during a hazing by three Mean Girls at her new school. Gradually, the author lets out her full story in oxygen-deprived, stream of consciousness monologues that work much, much better than you think they would.

It’s a great YA book. Enjoy

Week: 38
Book: 39
Ratio: 1.03:1