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Can I read The Wild Girls on EtoBox?
The Wild Girls by Murphy, Pat, 1955- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Wild Girls about?
<p>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.</p><h3>Children's Literature</h3><p>This wonderful story takes place in the 1970s and centers around Joan, a twelve year old whose family has just moved to California from Connecticut. Joan is a curious and unusually sensitive child. One day while exploring the new area she has moved into, Joan comes upon an unusual girl about her own age who lives with her father, a writer of science fiction books, in a ramshackle house deep in the woods. The two girls begin writing stories together, and when one of them wins first place in a student writing contest and the two concoct a unique presentation at
Who reads The Wild Girls?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Murphy, Pat, 1955-
- Publisher
- Viking Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780670062263
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Young Adult
- Rating
- 4.15 / 5 (1,337 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13