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Wild Journey of Juniper Berry, The

Chad Morris and Shelly Brown

Ages: 9+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Shadow Mountain Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-63993-099-9

Keywords: family estrangement, peer pressure, , parents and children, abandonment, panic attacks, foraging

Juniper enjoys her family's life in the woods. Then her brother requires hospitalization, and they have to venture into “society” and engage with running water and electricity, as well as with other people.