![]() ![]() The boys' exploration of rugged territory and the mysterious "skeleton tree"with coffins in its branches neatly parallels their individual quests to make sense of recent losses and the lives they have left behind. Less than forty-eight hours after twelve-year-old Chris sets off on a sailing trip down the Alaskan coast with his uncle, their boat sinks. Fans of Hatchet and Lord of the Flies will be drawn to this harrowing survival story from Lawrence (The Winter Pony), which offers psychological suspense and action in equal measure. A modern-day adventure and classic in the making, in the vein of The Call of the Wild, Hatchet, and The Cay, by award-winning author Iain Lawrence. ![]() During the weeks that follow, Frank's fears, resentments, and traumas come to light, and Chris discovers a secret that will bond them forever. From the outset, Frank doesn't seem to like Chris, but they have to work together combatting hunger, cold, bears, and wolves to stay alive. Jack is killed, and the boys are stranded on the untamed Alaska coast. But Uncle Jack's plan to sail from Alaska to Canada turns treacherous during a storm. ![]() The only thing Chris and Frank have in common is that they both know Jack, Chris's daredevil uncle, who wants to take the boys on an adventure a year after Chris's father dies. ![]()
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