BOOK REVIEW: The Girl in the Well Is Me by Karen Rivers

*Disclaimer: I received a free electronic galley of this book in exchange for an honest review*

The Girl in the Well Is Me by Karen Rivers

Amazon Description:
"Longing to be one of the popular girls in her new town, Kammie Summers has fallen into a well during a (fake) initiation into their club. Now Kammie’s trapped in the dark, counting the hours, waiting to be rescued. (The Girls have gone for help, haven’t they?)

As hours pass, Kammie’s real-life predicament mixes with memories of the best and worst moments of her life so far, including the awful reasons her family moved to this new town in the first place. And as she begins to feel hungry and thirsty and light-headed, Kammie starts to imagine she has company, including a French-speaking coyote and goats that just might be zombies.

Karen Rivers has created a unique narrator with an authentic, sympathetic, sharp, funny voice who will have readers laughing and crying and laugh-crying over the course of physically and emotionally suspenseful, utterly believable events."

My Review:
"If a girl cries in a well and no one heaers it, is she really crying?"

Kammie Summers is trapped in a well, slowly being swallowed alive by the mud at the bottom. Her mean classmates, whom Kammie was trying to befriend, leave her behind to "find help". Deprived of oxygen and waiting for a miracle, Kammie finds herself imagining whimsical animals and remembering the unfortunate events that have led to her imprisonment.

This was, hands down, one of the best books I've read for middle readers in recent years. Rivers weaves lush images as she describes Kammie's hallucinations of silver coyotes, goats, and memories. Infinitely quotable and funny at the right moments, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat as you debate whether or not Kammie will escape the well unscathed. Do yourself a favor and read this book!