{"product_id":"9781250174857","title":"Blood Mountain","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBlood Mountain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): James Preller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Perfect for fans of adventure novels by Jean Craighead George, Peg Kehret, and Gary Paulsen.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarter and his older sister Grace thought the hike with their dad and their dog would be uneventful. If anything, they figured it was Dad’s way of getting them off their screens for a while. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the hike on Blood Mountain turns ominous, as the siblings are separated from their father, and soon, battling the elements. They are lost. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey are being hunted, but who will reach them first? The young ranger leading the search? Or the mysterious mountain man who has gone off the grid?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Set over six days, this harrowing survival story follows two siblings as they struggle to stay alive in the wilderness. ...Chock-full of suspense and real-life danger, the story moves quickly...and Preller deftly maintains the question of their survival. ...[F]ans of Gary Paulsen’s books will likely be hooked from page one.\"\u003c\/b\u003e-\u003ci\u003e-Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Combine a strenuous hike in an unfamiliar wilderness park, lost kids, a dangerous hermit, a rogue mountain lion, a faithful dog, and a savvy female ranger and you have the gist of Preller’s exciting thriller. ...\u003cb\u003ePreller combines brave characters with vivid descriptions of the perilous mountain, grasping readers’ emotions in the same way as Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet series. \u003c\/b\u003e— \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eA simple family hike unexpectedly becomes a six-day struggle for survival for two children and their dog. ...The result is a page-turning adventure... Readers walk in characters’ footsteps thanks to the vividly realized setting. ...\u003cb\u003e A thrilling purchase for middle grade collections; perfect for fans of adventure novels by Jean Craighead George, Peg Kehret, and Gary Paulsen.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e--School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Almost immediately after the Taylors—big and brawny dad, thirteen-year-old star athlete Grace, eleven-year-old brat Carter, and shepherd mix Sitka—arrive on the portentously named Blood Mountain for a family hike, everything goes awry\u003c\/b\u003e....The third-person narration floats inventively from the perspectives of the children to a potentially threatening but visibly traumatized military vet lurking in the mountains to Makayla, a nature-loving ranger from Brooklyn, to some elegantly anthropomorphized natural elements surrounding the story, which gives this survival story a unique sense of the mountain as omniscient storyteller. \"--\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"For diehard fans of wilderness survival.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBystander\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Preller has perfectly nailed the middle school milieu, and his characters are well developed with authentic voices.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250174857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Feiwel \u0026 Friends","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40678700187854,"sku":"9781250174857","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_1f8c29ab-0e87-4d60-8678-a9343b967a6e.jpg?v=1640060831","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250174857","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}