Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher. Opinions shared are mine.
If you read one memoir this year, make it Wild Life by Keena Roberts. Her story is both magical and heartbreaking as she describes the startling contrast between her Philadelphia life and her experiences in Botswana.
This isn’t a traditional romance book by any means. Instead, it’s a story of a girl’s love of nature. It’s perfect for those who seek solace in sunshine.
About the Book
Most of us have seen the movie Mean Girls, but Keena Roberts lived it! In her memoir, Wild Life, she shares the story of her childhood—where she spent six months of the year living with her parents on a remote baboon research camp in Botswana and the other six months at a ritzy private school in Philadelphia…But Keena was always more comfortable avoiding lions and hippos than she was dealing with spoiled middle-school field hockey players.
In Keena’s funny, tender memoir, Botswana bleeds into America and vice versa, each culture amplifying the other. By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, Wild Life is ultimately the story of a daring but sensitive young girl desperately trying to figure out if there’s any place where she truly fits in.
This sounds like a fascinating book – describes an experience not many people get to have!!!
New author for me, sounds good!
as a gift for my cousin!
think my little niece would enjoy this book
I’d like to read this book because it sounds fascinating! I wonder which location is more wild – the research center or the ritzy private school?
my daughter would love reading this book.
nice free book giveaway. my daughter would love reading this book.
I don’t read much non-fiction, but this is the second review I’ve seen praising the story. I might have to try this someday.
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This looks like a real life Mean Girls crossed with a life in rural, wild, Africa. Sounds like the kind of memoir that is full of surprises. Exactly up my alley
Looks like a terrific book.
I love to watch the wildlife in my yard.
What a cool concept for a book! I am definitely going to keep an eye out for this one.
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Lots like a funny book!
It looks like a good read.
My daughter would love to read this books sounds really great to read.