Genevieve's mother was a teacher. Their life had been a simple and calm one: living in a Duluth apartment, eating most of their meals in neighborhood restaurants and spending their evenings quietly, with Genevieve drawing or reading while her mother grades papers.
Genevieve's idyllic world comes to and end when her mother dies of lung cancer. She is sent to live with an uncle and aunt and two cousins, but she is an unwelcome guest during this time of want.Her uncle drives her to the pier, where her aunt buys her a one-way ticket to Isle Royale, where the father she has never met lives.
Instead of living in a bustling community with libraries and movie theaters, shops and schools, Genevieve finds herself isolated, living in a rustic cabin with no electricity and no indoor plumbing. Her schooling comes in the form of boxes of books and material shipped to her, and she becomes her own teacher.
Her only friend is an older girl who lives close by in the woods. The two girls' fathers are fishing partners.
Genevieve learns to love the beauty of the island, and while she finds the isolation difficult, she begins to build a life for herself.
But Genevieve's contented life in the wilderness is fragile. As she gets to know her father, she learns things about her mother that challenge her view of the world. And the island itself is destined to change, becoming a national park so that all Americans can enjoy its rustic beauty.
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