At a glance
- Published
- 2020
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Subgenre
- Adventure
- Words
- 21,652
- Format
- Verse & prose: part of the story is told in prose
- Section
- Middle Grade
The Canyon's Edge
A year after her mother's violent death, Nora and her father go on a birthday climbing trip into a desert slot canyon. A flash flood sweeps her father away, and Nora must survive alone and try to find him.
- NCTE Notable Verse Novel 2021
Themes
Mood
Feels adventurous, tense, emotional.
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