| Wild Man Island Contributor(s): Hobbs, Will (Author) |
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ISBN: 0380733102 ISBN-13: 9780380733101 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Hobbs takes readers deep into Alaska's coastal islands in this edgy adventure in which he draws upon his firsthand Alaskan kayaking experience to create a richly woven, page-turning story of survival. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Games - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001039818 |
| Lexile Measure: 690 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.14" W x 7.62" (0.28 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Alaska |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 59177 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Andy is in a world of trouble. On the last day of a sea kayaking trip in southeast Alaska, fourteen-year-old Andy Galloway paddles away from his group to visit the nearby site where his archaeologist father died trying to solve the mystery of the first Americans. A sudden, violent storm blows Andy's kayak off course and washes him ashore on Admiralty Island, an immense wilderness known as the Fortress of the Bears. Struggling to survive, Andy encounters a dog running with wolves and then a man toting a stone-tipped spear. The wild man vanishes into the forest, but the dog reappears and leads Andy to a cave filled with Stone Age tools and weapons. Running for his life, Andy retreats deep into the cave, where danger, suspense, and discovery await. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hobbs, Will: - Will Hobbs is the award-winning author of nineteen novels, including Far North, Crossing the Wire, and Take Me to the River. Never Say Die began with the author's eleven-day raft trip in 2003 down the Firth River on the north slope of Canada's Yukon Territory. Ever since, Will has been closely following what scientists and Native hunters are reporting about climate change in the Arctic. When the first grolar bear turned up in the Canadian Arctic, he began to imagine one in a story set on the Firth River. A graduate of Stanford University, Will lives with his wife, Jean, in Durango, Colorado. |