Echo Mountain
Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk is a reprint edition published by Penguin on April 27, 2021, featuring 368 pages in English. Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, the story follows Ellie and her family as they leave their town to start anew in the wilderness of Echo Mountain. Here, Ellie discovers a love for nature and a sense of freedom, but her life takes a turn when a tragic accident leaves her father in a coma, an event for which she feels unjustly blamed.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of healing and resilience as Ellie embarks on a quest to seek out the secrets of a mysterious woman known as “the hag.” This journey not only highlights Ellie’s determination but also reveals the untold stories of the mountain and its inhabitants. Echo Mountain delves into the complexities of family dynamics and personal growth, making it a poignant exploration of life in the 20th century United States, particularly for girls and women navigating their own paths.
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★ “Historical fiction at its finest.” –The Horn Book
“There has never been a better time to read about healing, of both the body and the heart.” –The New York Times Book Review
Echo Mountain is an acclaimed best book of 2020!
An NPR Best Book of the Year • A Horn Book Fanfare Selection • A Kirkus Best Book of the Year • A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year • A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year • A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year
After losing almost everything in the Great Depression, Ellie’s family is forced to leave their home in town and start over in the untamed wilderness of nearby Echo Mountain. Ellie has found a welcome freedom, and a love of the natural world, in her new life on the mountain. But there is little joy after a terrible accident leaves her father in a coma. An accident unfairly blamed on Ellie.
Ellie is a girl who takes matters into her own hands, and determined to help her father she will make her way to the top of the mountain in search of the healing secrets of a woman known only as “the hag.” But the hag, and the mountain, still have many untold stories left to reveal.
Historical fiction at its finest, Echo Mountain is celebration of finding your own path and becoming your truest self. Lauren Wolk, the Newbery Honor– and Scott O’Dell Award–winning author of Wolf Hollow and Beyond the Bright Sea, weaves a stunning tale of resilience, persistence, and friendship across three generations of families.
“Soothing and exquisitely written.” –People
“This is a book that will soothe readers like a healing balm.” –The Wall Street Journal
“Brilliant.” –Lynda Mullaly Hunt, bestselling author of Fish in a Tree
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