About This Book
Reach for this book when your child expresses a profound sense of being different or feels unfairly excluded from their peer group due to circumstances beyond their control. This story provides a safe, allegorical space to explore the pain of rejection and the slow, rewarding journey toward finding one's own people and inner strength. Set in a mythic prehistoric world, the story follows Ree, a boy exiled from his tribe because of a physical 'affliction' that marks him as an outsider. As Ree navigates the wilderness alone, he encounters various groups and challenges that test his resilience. It is a contemplative, evocative read for middle-schoolers that validates the loneliness of being unique while modeling how to persevere through social injustice and isolation.
