The Wrong Way Home (novel)
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| Author | Kate O'Shaughnessy |
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| Cover artist | Shelley Couvillion |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Knopf |
Publication date | April 2, 2024 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 9780593650738 |
The Wrong Way Home is a 2024 children's novel written by American author Kate O'Shaughnessy. 12-year-old Fern lives with her mother in a doomsday commune, The Ranch, in upstate New York run by Dr. Ben, who espouses beliefs like no using technology, avoiding processed food and synthetic fabrics, and predicts upheaval from climate change.[1] As Fern prepares for a rite of passage, her mother and Fern flee from the commune in the night, settling in California.[2] Fern's mother gets a job at a motel, and Fern starts attending school, making new friends, all the while secretly planning to contact Dr. Ben so he can bring them back.[3] As time passes away from the Ranch, however, Fern begins to question the teachings of Dr. Ben.
