Wild Blue Wonder cover

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 5.3
Points 11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 71700
Points per Word 0.000153
Page Count 346
Points per Page 0.031792

Description

The book follows Quinn, whose family owns a summer camp in Winship, Maine. After a tragic boating accident occurs during the summer before her senior year of high school, Quinn struggles with grief and goes through life in a daze. When a new boy named Alexander moves to town, he helps her begin to understand truth about love and loss.

Quick Summary

Wild Blue Wonder captures the ache and hope of falling in love while learning to live with grief, as Quinn finds unexpected healing in the most surprising way during the summer before senior year. Kids will root for her journey from numbness to feeling alive again, especially through her connection with Alexander, which feels real and tender. If your teen loved The Fault in Our Stars or wants a romance with real emotional weight, this one's for them. Perfect for teens in grades 9 through 12 who enjoy heartfelt contemporary stories about love, loss, and second chances.