Survivor Girl

In this funny, action-packed middle grade novel from the author of the American Girl Luciana books,Alison gets invited to be on her dad's reality show, Survivor Guy, and faces important realities about her family, self-reliance, and learning to work together with friends.12-year-old Aliadores her reality-show celebrity father, Survivor Guy, and hopes to follow in his footsteps. But when heinvites her on location, Aliis sure she won't survive one episode. . .until she learns the truth: The show isnt just her dad and a camera. It's a huge crew and set, withstunt doubles! When a wildfire strikesand Ali and two other kids missthe last rescue helicopter,suddenly, the fight for survival is real. Will she find the self-confidence she needs so they can work together andget out of the wildernessalive? STEM themes and plot strandsabout body imageand divorce are subtly woven into this page-turning tale.

Erin Teagan is a former research scientist and the author of several novels for kids, including The Friendship Experiment and the three American Girl books about Luciana. She lives with her family in Virginia. www.erinteagan.com
Twitter: @ErinKTeagan.