Skip to content

The Second Life of Abigail Walker
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Life of Abigail Walker Paperback - 2013

by Frances O'Roark Dowell

An award-winning author returns to modern middle-grade fiction to tell the rousing, spirited story of a girl who is being bullied, a discharged soldier with PTSD, and the ancient, mysterious fox that connects themNand helps them see another way to live.

Details

  • Title The Second Life of Abigail Walker
  • Author Frances O'Roark Dowell
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers
  • Date 2013-08-27
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
  • ISBN 9781442405943 / 1442405945
  • Weight 0.38 lbs (0.17 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.19 x 4.54 x 0.68 in (20.80 x 11.53 x 1.73 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 740
  • Themes
    • Character Trait: Self-Confidence
    • Topical: Family
    • Topical: Friendship
    • Topical: Self-Esteem
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012010646
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

* "Abigail Walker is a large girl living in a medium-sized world. She tries to fit in at school with a group of girls whose purpose is defined by how bad they make her feel. On top of that, her father nags her about her weight, and her mother fails to recognize how her insistence on constant harmony is inherently unfair. What Abby wants is rough edges and permission to feel whatever it was she was feeling. When she encounters a fox in an overgrown lot across the street from her house, it has a talismanic effect, and Abby starts to see how social expectations do not define her own happiness. Dowell masterfully handles the hot button topic of bullying and will have readers contemplating the pettiness and self-loathing that supports it. Beating at the triumphant heart of the book is Abigails realization that life is fullest when experienced genuinely. This is a story of Abigails crossings: crossing a computer lab to make a friend; crossing a street to find peaceful isolation; crossing a creek to escape a tormentor; and crossing all the lines drawn to prevent her from feeling alive inside. A timely and heartening book for todays middle schoolers."

About the author

Frances O'Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of Dovey Coe, which won the Edgar Award and the William Allen White Award; Where I'd Like to Be; The Secret Language of Girls and its sequels The Kind of Friends We Used to Be and The Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Away; Chicken Boy; Shooting the Moon, which was awarded the Christopher Award; the Phineas L. MacGuire series; Falling In; The Second Life of Abigail Walker, which received three starred reviews; Anybody Shining; Ten Miles Past Normal; Trouble the Water; the Sam the Man series; The Class; How to Build a Story; and most recently, Hazard. She lives with her family in Durham, North Carolina. Connect with Frances online at FrancesDowell.com.

More Copies for Sale

The Second Life of Abigail Walker
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Life of Abigail Walker

by Dowell, Frances O'Roark

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
UsedVeryGood
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781442405943 / 1442405945
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Skokie, Illinois, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$8.32
NZ$6.66 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
UsedVeryGood. The pages are sun faded and slightly yellowing. We flipped through this book and didn't notice any notes or underlines. Minor shelf wear. There may be stickers or sticker residue on the cover. This is a paperback copy. Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
Item Price
NZ$8.32
NZ$6.66 shipping to USA
The Second Life of Abigail Walker
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Life of Abigail Walker

by Dowell, Frances O'Roark

  • Used
Condition
Used - Very Good
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781442405943 / 1442405945
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$8.33
NZ$6.66 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.
Item Price
NZ$8.33
NZ$6.66 shipping to USA
The Second Life of Abigail Walker
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Life of Abigail Walker

by Dowell, Frances O'Roark

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781442405943 / 1442405945
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$8.35
NZ$5.84 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Used - Like New. 2013. Paperback. Small remainder mark. Fine.
Item Price
NZ$8.35
NZ$5.84 shipping to USA
The Second Life of Abigail Walker

The Second Life of Abigail Walker

by Dowell, Frances O'Roark

  • Used
  • Very Good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781442405943 / 1442405945
Quantity Available
3
Seller
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$13.87
NZ$18.12 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Paperback. Very Good.
Item Price
NZ$13.87
NZ$18.12 shipping to USA
The Second Life of Abigail Walker
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Life of Abigail Walker

by Frances O'Roark Dowell

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - 4.1 PB extra nice +5%
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781442405943 / 1442405945
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Peoria, Illinois, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 3 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$12.41
NZ$6.66 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, August 2013. Paper Back . 4.1 PB extra nice +5%.
Item Price
NZ$12.41
NZ$6.66 shipping to USA
The Second Life of Abigail Walker
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Life of Abigail Walker

by Dowell, Frances O'Roark

  • Used
Condition
Used - Very Good
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781442405943 / 1442405945
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$12.66
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Item Price
NZ$12.66
FREE shipping to USA
The Second Life of Abigail Walker
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Life of Abigail Walker

by Dowell, Frances O'Roark

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781442405943 / 1442405945
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$17.44
NZ$21.14 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Atheneum, 2013. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 228 pages. 7.75x5.25x0.50 inches.
Item Price
NZ$17.44
NZ$21.14 shipping to USA
The Second Life of Abigail Walker
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Life of Abigail Walker

by Frances O'Roark Dowell

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781442405943 / 1442405945
Quantity Available
2
Seller
Uxbridge, Greater London, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$18.71
NZ$16.89 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Paperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Is it possible to start afresh when you're thoroughly weighted down? A "timeless and entirely of-the-moment" (Publishers Weekly) novel from the author of The Secret Language of Girls. Seventeen pounds. That's the difference be
Item Price
NZ$18.71
NZ$16.89 shipping to USA
The Second Life of Abigail Walker
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Life of Abigail Walker

by Dowell, Frances O'Roark

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781442405943 / 1442405945
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$37.84
NZ$21.14 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Atheneum, 2013. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 228 pages. 7.75x5.25x0.50 inches.
Item Price
NZ$37.84
NZ$21.14 shipping to USA
The Second Life of Abigail Walker
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Life of Abigail Walker

by Dowell, Frances O'Roark

  • Used
  • Good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781442405943 / 1442405945
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Newport Coast, California, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$43.20
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.
Item Price
NZ$43.20
FREE shipping to USA