Lost on a Mountain in Maine

Authors: Fendler, Donn & Egan, Joseph
Publisher: HarperCollins
BISAC/Subject: JNF054030, JNF051000, JNF002000, JNF047000, JNF037040
ISBN: 9780062225160, Related ISBNs: 0062225162, 9780062225160, 9780688115739
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 112,
Audience: Children/juvenile
Synopsis:

Based on the true account of a boy's harrowing journey through the vast wilderness of the Katahdin Mountains, Lost on a Mountain in Maine is a gripping survival story for all ages.

Twelve-year-old Donn Fendler steps away from his Boy Scout troop for only a minute, but in the foggy mountains of Maine, a minute is all it takes. After hours of trying to find his way back, a nervous and tired Donn falls down an embankment, making it impossible for him to be found. One sleepless night goes by, followed by a second . . . and before Donn knows it, almost two weeks have passed, leaving him starving, scared, and delirious.

With rainstorms, black bears, and his fear of being lost forever, Donn's journey is a physically, mentally, and emotionally charged story told from the point of view of the boy who lived it.

Don't miss this thrilling survival story, a proven high-interest winner that pulls in readers the way Hatchet, My Side of the Mountain, and the I Survived books do.

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