My Own Lightning

Its been several months since the tragic events set in motion by bully Betty Glengarry, and the routine of daily life in Wolf Hollow has slowly returned. But for Annabelle McBride its hard to move forward and make peace with what feels like threadbare justice.

Newly warm summer days are about to bring a jolt of change on the winds of a powerful storm. In its wake, the search for her brothers missing dog will set Annabelle on a new path that brings her to unfamiliar doorsteps and reunites her with a too-familiar adversaryAndy Woodberry, who was complicit in Bettys most terrible acts. Growing up and blazing her own trail will soon force Annabelle to reexamine deeply felt truthsabout people, about justice, about herselfthat had once seemed so uncomplicated.

Bestselling author Lauren Wolk (Beyond the Bright Sea, Echo Mountain) returns to World War IIera Western Pennsylvania in this luminous sequel to her Newbery Honorwinning debut,Wolf Hollow, proving once again why her acclaimed novels have been celebrated as historical fiction at its finest.