The Wilderness Jenny Erpenbeck in a poor but vibrant

in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples

tricky spot-the-differences

opulent center for trade

But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality

They don’t know what I’m capable of…

The Wilderness Jenny Erpenbeck in a poor but vibrantIn this gorgeously illustrated whimsical tale, a young boy who fears the outdoors becomes lost in the forest . . . and discovers not only his courage but a new friend, too. The Vasylenko family are all adventurers who love wild places and wild things. All, that is, except young Oktober. He also dreams of adventure, but its the kind that takes place between the pages of a book, indoors, where its safe and warm. Unlike the rest of his family, he dreads