My Abandonment
by Peter Rock
3.5
Open LibraryAbout this book
**NOW A MAJOR FILM, LEAVE NO TRACE, DIRECTED BY DEBRA GRANIK AND STARRING BEN FOSTER AND THOMASIN HARCOURT MCKENZIE** A thirteen-year-old girl and her father live in Forest Park, an enormous nature preserve in Portland, Oregon. They inhabit an elaborate cave shelter, wash in a nearby creek, store perishables at the water's edge, use a makeshift septic system, tend a garden, even keep a library of sorts. Once a week they go to the city to buy groceries and otherwise merge with the civilized world. But one small mistake allows a backcountry jogger to discover them, which derails their entire existence, ultimately provoking a deeper flight. Inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of its young narrator, Caroline, My Abandonment is a riveting journey into life at the margins and a mesmerizing tale of survival and hope.
Themes & subjects
Fathers and daughtersTeenage girlsHomeless familiesFictionWilderness areasSurvival skills
First published 2008Setting
Forest Park (Portland, Or.)Pacific NorthwestOr.) Forest Park (Portland
About the author
Peter Rock
1967
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