Just Keep Walking (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781338851304)

Wild meets Gilmore Girls on the Trail, Just Keep Walking is a story of resilience and the healing and restorative power of wilderness and nature from acclaimed middle-grade and chapter-book author Erin Soderberg Downing.

Two years after her parents' surprising and painful split, twelve-year-old Jo and her mom find themselves on the 100-mile hike on the Superior Hiking Trail along Lake Superior's north shore--a journey that Jo had always looked forward to hiking with her dad. It's not a situation that either of them ever predicted they'd find themselves in, yet here they are in the wilderness with their entire lives stuffed into a pair of thirty-pound packs.

Along the trail, they'll suffer through endless aches and pains, scorching heat, and crippling self-doubt. They'll encounter bears, moose, and other wildlife and meet and collect an assortment of unlikely friends. Day after day, Jo will battle the incessant thoughts that come in and out of her head. But as one obstacle after the next continue to test her strength and ultimate survival, Jo will have to confront her greatest fears head on and learn how to be alone.

What begins as a journey to prove to her father that she and her mom can make it on their own turns into a quest to rediscover their strength, build resilience, and prove that they can survive--both for themselves and for each other.

Author: Erin Soderberg Downing
ISBN-10: 1338851306
ISBN-13: 9781338851304
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Language: English
Published: 03/05/2024
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.67w x 1.02d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 522276 / Just Keep Walking


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2024 pg. 128
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2024