It?s 1972. Twelve-year-old Joan is sure that she is going to be miserable when her family moves. Then she meets a most unusual girl. Sarah prefers to be called ?Fox,? and lives with her author dad in a rundown house in the middle of the woods. The two girls start writing their own stories together, and when one wins first place in a student contest, they find themselves recruited for a summer writing class taught by the equally unusual Verla Volante. The Wild Girls brilliantly explores friendship, the power of story, and how coming of age means finding your own answers.
About The Wild Girls
It?s 1972. Twelve-year-old Joan is sure that she is going to be miserable when her family moves. Then she meets a most unusual girl. Sarah prefers to be called ?Fox,? and lives with her author dad in a rundown house in the middle of the woods. The two girls start writing their own stories together, and when one wins first place in a student contest, they find themselves recruited for a summer writing class taught by the equally unusual Verla Volante. The Wild Girls brilliantly explores friendship, the power of story, and how coming of age means finding your own answers.
Pat Murphy has won numerous awards for her science fiction and fantasy writing, including the Nebula Award for The Falling Woman, the Philip K. Dick Award for Points of Departure, and the World Fantasy Award for Bones. She is also… More about Pat Murphy
About Pat Murphy
Pat Murphy has won numerous awards for her science fiction and fantasy writing, including the Nebula Award for The Falling Woman, the Philip K. Dick Award for Points of Departure, and the World Fantasy Award for Bones. She is also… More about Pat Murphy
