To contrast the mediocre reviews from underwhelmed parents, I a 16-year-old girl decided to write this review after randomly remembering this book seven years after I read it and actually got my copy signed by the author. While it's been quite a while since I've read through the whole book, I vividly remember reading this book in one night and rereading it multiple times after that. Something about the narrative of a young girl going on a solo adventure sparked what I consider to be the beginning of my love for reading. Along with a few other books such as the hate you give and the evolution of Calpurnia Tate, nature girl has managed to sit in my mind as one of my most core childhood memories. With that said, if you have an 8-11 year old daughter, id say it is worth getting for her to read.