Eleven-year-old Rigel Harman loves her life in off-the-grid Alaska. She hunts rabbits, takes correspondence classes through the mail, and plays dominoes with her family in their two-room cabin. She doesn’t mind not having electricity or running water—instead, she’s got tall trees, fresh streams, and endless sky. But then her parents divorce, and Rigel and her sisters have to move with their mom to the Connecticut suburbs to live with a grandmother they’ve never met. Rigel it in Connecticut. It’s noisy, and crowded, and there’s no nature. Her only hope is a secret pact that she made with her father: If she can stick it out in Connecticut for one year, he’ll bring her back home. At first, surviving the year feels impossible. Middle school is nothing like the wilderness, and she doesn’t connect with anyone . . . until she befriends a crow living behind her school. And if this wild creature has made a life for itself in the suburbs, then, just maybe, Rigel can too. is a wise and funny debut novel about finding beauty, hope, and connection in the world no matter where you are—even Connecticut. “Rigel’s suspenseful journey toward finding a home for her brave and wild heart is one that .” —Francisco X. Stork, author of “Readers will want to travel alongside Rigel as she struggles to survive the halls of middle school as well as she did the Alaskan bush. is when you feel lost in the wilderness.” —Lynne Kelly, author of “Cathy Carr’s debut is , particularly the uncomfortable truths between fathers and daughters, told in a voice . She’s an author to watch, full of wisdom and exquisite heart.” —Carrie Jones, bestselling author of the Need and Time Stoppers series “Rigel Harman isn’t just any outsider—she’s an Alaskan Bush outsider. , creating internal acceptance not only for Rigel but also for ourselves.” —Bethany Hegedus, author of