Away, Megan E. Freeman
Away, Megan E. Freeman
List: $17.99 | Sale: $12.59
Club: $8.99

Away

Author: Megan E. Freeman

Series: Alone

Narrator: Andre Bellido, Michael Crouch, Angel Pean, Alejandra Reynoso, Eunice Wong

Unabridged: 4 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/11/2025


Synopsis

A group of children investigate the threat that prompted large-scale evacuations in this “solid and engrossing” (Booklist) companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Alone told in multiple POVs.

After an imminent yet unnamed danger forces people across Colorado to leave their homes, a group of kids including an aspiring filmmaker and a budding journalist find themselves in the same evacuation camp. As they cope with the aftermath of having their world upended, they grow curious about the mysterious threat.

And as they begin to investigate, they start to discover that there’s less truth and more cover-up to what they’re being told. Can they get to the root of the conspiracy, expose the bad actors, and bring an end to the upheaval before it’s too late?

About Megan E. Freeman

Megan E. Freeman attended an elementary school where poets visited her classroom every week, and she has been a writer ever since. She writes middle grade and young adult fiction. Megan is also a Pushcart Prize–nominated poet. An award-winning teacher with decades of classroom experience, Megan taught multiple subjects across the arts and humanities to students of all ages. She lives near Boulder, Colorado. Visit her online at MeganEFreeman.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Melanie on September 12, 2024

In 2021, Freeman’s ALONE was my favorite book of the year and I, like many others, spent much time wondering why everyone had to evacuate that Colorado town where Maddie was left behind to survive on her own. In AWAY, we get our answer and in a 4 way POV with a mixture of NIV, movie script, producti......more

Goodreads review by Megan on June 14, 2024

Good job, Meg! ;)......more

Goodreads review by Riley on February 22, 2025

Okay, this is actually a 2.5 but I'm really trying to give it the benefit of the doubt. I spent a couple of hours debating this with a friend (Thanks Toni!) and while I was really, really excited for this, I was ultimately let down. I'm not going to steal her thoughts or words in this review though......more

Goodreads review by Caitlin on March 18, 2025

3.5 I enjoyed Alone a lot more.......more

totally did not connect that one of the fmcs is friends with the mc of the first book, I feel so dumb loll......more


Quotes

"A full cast performs this mysterious companion story to ALONE. A looming threat forces thousands in Colorado to flee for their safety. Confined in “temporary” shelters for years, four kids seek out the truth behind their evacuation. The story unfolds through poems, newspaper reports, journal entries, and screenplays. Eunice Wong provides further context narrating radio announcements. Alejandra Reynoso gives a youthful but determined voice to the aspiring journalist Harmony. Angel Pean brings quiet focus to future doctor Ashanti, while Andre Bellido narrates as Grandin, an introspective teen who is afraid for his father, who stayed behind. Michael Crouch balances worry and determination as he voices Teddy, an aspiring documentary filmmaker who uses his talents behind the camera to help them all discover what’s going on."