“Anyone who says art can’t change the world never studied history.”

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Content Warnings: animal death, violence, grief

I enjoyed this companion novel more than the first book, Alone. In Away, we follow the lives of a group of kids at an evacuation camp as they try to understand the true reason why they'd been sent there. Each kid had their own distinct personality and voice. I liked how as you shifted perspectives there was also a difference in how each story was told. One character, an aspiring journalist told their story in news articles, while the aspiring filmmaker's was told in a script format. However, like Alone, I felt that there were a few plot points that were unrealistic and took away from my enjoyment of the plot. While this book takes place over a long period of time there was still a sense of urgency and danger in the writing style.