The Wilderness of Girls

When Rhi discovers four girls being guarded by wolves in the forest, she feels an immediate connection to them. Dubbed “The Wild Girls of Happy Valley”, they accept Rhi into their circle, and tell her about their life before she found them. 

As their story becomes more complicated, and Rhi yearns for their closeness and authenticity, choices must be made about whether to persevere in the real world or take a leap of faith.

Content Warnings:  complex-PTSD, suicide and suicidal ideation, disordered eating, body shaming, family and domestic violence, cannibalism, sexual assault, emotional abuse, rape, death of a parent, racism, kidnapping

Author
https://madelineclairefranklin.com/

Madeline Claire Franklin holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts WCYA program, as well as a BA in Media Study and Anthropology from the University at Buffalo. When she is not writing strange fiction for young adults, she is probably attempting to dismantle the patriarchy and/or practicing witchcraft. She is a queer, Jewish, neurodiverse, invisibly disabled woman living in sin in Buffalo, NY, with her partner, two dogs, three cats, and two Roombas, in a little yellow house called Cluckleberry Farms. Her debut novel, The Wilderness of Girls, was released June 11, 2024 by Zando Young Readers.