The Wild Girls - by Pat Murphy (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

?Readers will applaud the metamorphoses of Fox and Joan, who come to understand themselves and others through their art.? "?School Library Journal"



Readers will applaud the metamorphoses of Fox and Joan, who come to understand themselves and others through their art. " School Library Journal"

aReaders will applaud the metamorphoses of Fox and Joan, who come to understand themselves and others through their art.a "aSchool Library Journal"

About the Author

Pat Murphy lives in San Francisco, California.