The Great Alone is a powerful and emotional novel about family, survival, resilience, and the search for a place to belong. Set against the vast and unforgiving landscape of Alaska, the story follows thirteen-year-old Leni as she grows up in a family facing difficult and uncertain circumstances.

Leni hopes that moving to Alaska will give her family a fresh start. Her mother, Cora, is devoted to her husband and follows him into the remote wilderness, believing that their new life will bring happiness and stability. But as the family adjusts to their isolated surroundings, tensions within the home become increasingly difficult to ignore.

The Great Alone follows Leni as she begins to understand the complicated relationship between her parents while discovering her own strength and independence. Her friendship with Matthew, a thoughtful and kind young man, gives her hope and shows her that a different future may be possible.