Book description
After making a deal with her mother, Ingrid finds herself on a hardcore, three-week wilderness trek with a group of "at risk youth". There must have been some mistake. But as the laborious days go by, memories come flooding back, and Ingrid begins to wonder if she belongs with these…
Why read it?
1 author picked Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This story surprised me. I didn’t expect what this book had to offer. You get a lot of the story and the main character Ingrid’s voice through letters that she writes to her mom.
What I like most is that it appears to be a typical young adult contemporary story, but you know it’s not, and when you get to the end you know why.
From Gabi's list on books that capture the tender moments while growing up under difficult circumstances.
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