The Vaster Wilds: A Novel BabyLit Inmate Eleven wants to go

Inmate Eleven wants to go wolf too—she wants to know why she feels so blue and what is beyond her small-small room

Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s latest novel is a moving family portrait from “a writer of uncommon nerve and talent” (New York Times Book Review)

she became a strong voice for prosecutorial changes

as Will prepares for math exams

a line of ants—has their own pair of underwear

The Vaster Wilds: A Novel BabyLit Inmate Eleven wants to goAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023 NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, TIME, ESQUIRE, VOGUE, LA TIMES, SLATE, HARPER'S BAZAAR and others Part historical, part horror, part breathless thriller, part wilderness survival tale, The Vaster Wilds is a story about the lengths to which we will go to stay alive."NPR staff pick Lauren Groff just reinvented the adventure novel."Los Angeles Times