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Brown, Skila

To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party

292 pp. | Candlewick | October, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-7811-1 $17.99
(1) YA In this compelling verse novel, Brown imagines the Donner Party's harrowing survival tale as experienced by nineteen-year-old Mary Ann Graves, a real-life member of the expedition. Effectively varying meter, rhythm, and form, the poems offer a vivid and gritty portrait of life on the trail, and, for Mary Ann, a liberating sense of possibility. A nuanced and haunting portrayal of the indomitable human spirit.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2016

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