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    Wild Girl

    Written by Patricia Reilly Giff

    Narrated by Justine Eyre

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    A contemporary and irresistible story from Patricia Reilly Giff

    Lidie lives in Jales, Brazil, where she's free to ride, to be a wild girl, and to dream of going to live with her father and older brother, Rafael, in New York City. Finally Lidie is 12-time to leave Brazil for New York.

    Meanwhile, a filly is born and begins her journey to a new home. As Lidie's story unfolds, so does the filly's.

    Lidie's father runs a stable at a famous race track, and Rafael is training to be a jockey. As much as they want to make Lidie feel welcome, they still think of her as the little girl they left behind. They don't even know what a strong rider she is, and that she's determined to befriend and ride the wild filly her father has just bought: Wild Girl.


    From the Hardcover edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateAug 11, 2009
    ISBN9780307579843
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    Wild Girl
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    Patricia Reilly Giff

    Patricia Reilly Giff is the author of many beloved books for children, including the Kids of the Polk Street School books and the Polka Dot Private Eye books. Several of her novels for older readers have been chosen as ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Books and ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults. She won the Newbery Honor for Lily's Crossing (a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book) and Pictures of Hollis Woods. She lives in Connecticut.

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    • 4/5
      When Brazilian girl Lidie is 7 years old, her mother dies, and her poor father and 13-year-old brother emigrate to the United States, leaving her with an aunt and uncle, until they can afford to bring her along and have a home for her to live in. Wild Girl begins five years afterwards. Lidie is 12, and is finally going to live with her father and brother, who are working on a farm that raises and trains race horses in New York state. When she arrives, they have prepared a fine home for the 7-year-old they left behind, but not for the 12-year-old they get. Lidie is embarrassed by all the "babyish" things... the decor in her room, the clothes they've bought her, and to add to the struggle, she just barely speaks English, making communication at school or in town nearly impossible for her. Her solace is in the new horse, Wild Girl, brought to the farm. Like her, the new horse doesn't yet feel at home; so she feels a kinship with the young horse.The horses are merely a vehicle for telling a story about belonging, and how a family that's been separated for several years struggles to become a family again.
    • 3/5
      Grades 3-5
      Lidie has lived with her aunt and uncle in Brazil since her mother died, and her father and brother left to try to build a new life in New York. When she is 12, they send for her and she is excited to join them at the horse farm where they work. Lidie's acclimation to the United States is paralleled by that of Wild Girl, the filly that has just arrived at the farm. Horse lovers will enjoy the story, but it does fall a little flat compared to Giff's others.
    • 5/5
      This book is really good and tells the tale of a girl from Jales going to live with her father in America. The story shows how people change and how we are reunited as a family.
    • 5/5
      I love this book. This story about Lidia moving fromJales, Brazil is really cute. I love that Lidia loves horses so much and realizes that she is just like he horse Wild Girl. The book is a great story.
    • 3/5
      An okay book about the adjustments a girl must make as she joins her father and brother in the US after living her whole life in Brazil. And the adjustments her father and brother must make too.
    • 4/5
      After Lidie’s mother dies, her father and brother immigrate from their native Brazil to the US, leaving Lidie behind with her aunt and uncle. Lidie is happy enough with her aunt and uncle, riding her uncle’s horse, but she longs to be reunited with her family.After years of hard work and scrimping and saving, Lidie’s father and brother, Rafael, send for her to join them in America. Excited, but nervous, Lidie embarks on a new part of her life. She has to face attending school in a language she’s not fluent in and rebuilding a life with a family she hasn’t seen in years. But Lidie is strong and faces her challenges head on.Wild Girl by Patricia Reilly Giff gets its name from a horse Lidie’s father owns. When he saw the horse was named Wild Girl – a nickname his wife had called Lidie – he knew he had to buy it. Wild Girl turns out to be just what the family needs to bring them back together emotionally after being apart physically for so long.Horses and horse racing are the backdrop for a story of immigration and love of family in this book. When Lidie starts school in the US and struggles with the language, my heart went out to her, because I knew just how she felt. I loved the way her teacher reached out to her and her classmates accepted her. I hope children who read this middle grade book will learn some compassion from their actions.I also enjoyed the family dynamics in Wild Girl. Lidie’s father wasn’t good at expressing his emotions. The reader always knows of his deep love for Lidie, but she doesn’t and the scene when she figures it out brought tears to my eyes.I was never a “horsey” girl, so I wasn’t sure this book would be for me, but found that I really enjoyed it. I think young girls, especially those who love animals will enjoy it too.
    • 4/5
      Wild Girl tells the story of Lidie, a sixth grade student who leaves a ranch in Brazil to live with her father in New York. Lidie hasn’t seen her father for years, so not only is she adjusting to life in a foreign country, she is also trying to get reacquainted with her father and brother. Lidie attends a school where no one speaks her native language, and she finds it very difficult to communicate with anyone. The only bright spot for Lidie appears to be a new horse at the stable. One interesting facet of this book is that it switches between Lidie’s voice, and the voice of the horse, Wild Girl. The parallels drawn between each character as they adjust to their new surroundings are very apparent using this writing technique. While this story has won no major awards, it does bring to light the modern struggles a young immigrant endures as she adjusts to life in America.Librarian Implications: This book, written for middle school students, has a variety of implications. While it certainly speaks to modern-day immigrants to America, it also has an appeal to those students interested in the care and training of horses. If a library collection has this book in both English and Portuguese or Spanish translations, students could find common grounds for communication and second-language learning.
    • 4/5
      What a treat. I'm delighted to find this sweet gem as I embark on my adventure of learning about good fiction for children. This book will capture the imagination and hearts of readers as they empathize with the fear and anger experienced by both a young girl and a young horse, as each is taken from a familiar home to a strange place. As they travel these parallel roads, both learn that trust and connection is possible again, and new adventures await them.
    • 4/5
      Lidie hasn’t cried since her father and brother left for America when she was seven. She has learned to be patient, living with her aunt and uncle in Brazil, waiting for the day her father would send for her. When he finally does, it’s not the reunion she expected. Her father and brother, who now work training racehorses, don’t know her like they used to. They think her favorite color is still pink and that she loves Snow White even though she’s now in sixth grade. Worst of all, they don’t realize she already knows how to ride a horse. School isn’t much better, since Lidie’s English is still pretty poor. But it is through Lidie’s connection with one special horse – Wild Girl – that she might finally find her way. Wild Girl is a beautifully written novel that transcends the notion of a “horse book” or an “immigrant family story.” It is as compelling as it is heartfelt, and readers will have to work hard not to identify with Lidie and her horses. The spirit of this book will stay with you.