Bonnie Jo Campbell

Bonnie Jo Campbell is an American author known for her unflinching portrayals of rural working-class life. Her novel "Once Upon a River" was a finalist for the National Book Award and explores themes of resilience and survival. Campbell's writing is celebrated for its raw honesty and vivid prose.

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Genres:Historical Fiction, Young Adult

Historical Fiction

Young Adult

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Once Upon a River

by Bonnie Jo Campbell

Fiction

Historical Fiction

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A rifle-toting teen, complicit in her father's death, navigates the treacherous Stark River in rural Michigan, an odyssey of survival and self-discovery as she hunts for her vanished mother and confronts the true cost of her choices.