The pandemic informed the writing of this book, but so did Black Lives Matter.
But I went back for the place, the people, and because at the time I felt like I needed in my own life to return to Wolf Hollow. When I sat down to write a new book, especially because it was during the pandemic, when I couldn’t go anywhere else and when thoughts of home and of days gone by were always in my mind, I decided that I would consider returning to Annabelle even though Wolf Hollow was a book that ended with very few loose ends. It was my favorite place and I grew up on her stories about growing up in the 1940s there. And I spent a ton of my time there as a child. I wrote Wolf Hollow as a tribute to my mom who grew up on this little family farm in western Pennsylvania that has been in our family for generations since the Revolutionary War. I felt that Annabelle deserved another chapter. What inspired you to craft a sequel to Wolf Hollow? Did you feel there was something unfinished? Wolk spoke with PW about what prompted her to return to these characters, the complexity and reexamination of her prior villain, and the themes she sees in her work. In this new installment, when her heroine Annabelle is struck by lightning she gains the ability to perceive the feelings of animals and she forges a bond with a former enemy. And when several newcomers arrive in her life – as well as a figure from the past – Annabelle must use her heightened senses to discover the truth about them all.Ī stunning coming of age novel about forgiveness, friendship and our powerful connection with the natural world, from the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of Wolf Hollow, Beyond the Bright Sea and Echo Mountain.Lauren Wolk’s new novel, My Own Lightning, is a follow-up to her breakout Newbery Honor-winning historical debut Wolf Hollow. To her surprise, Annabelle’s brush with lightning leaves her with a strange and beautiful gift- an uncanny connection with the animals around her, and an ability to understand their deepest fears and feelings.
But there is no sign of whoever saved her, and Annabelle cannot understand who would do such a thing and then flee. She wakes with a memory- a fist, pounding on her heart, bringing her back to life. Several months have passed since devastating events changed the sleepy community of Wolf Hollow forever.Īnnabelle, still trying to make sense of her own part in them, is caught in a wild and sudden summer storm – and struck by lightning. The powerful and captivating sequel to the award-winning Wolf Hollow.
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