Gary Blackwood
Wild Timothy
language
( Oct. 31, 2019)
ALA Recommended for Reluctant Readers
Weekly Reader Book Club Selection
The classic wilderness survival novel, available for the first time as an e-book.
Bookish Timothy Martin lives in the shadow of his older brother, star athlete and outdoorsman. Their father takes Timothy on a camping trip to "toughen him up," but the boy gets hopelessly lost and injured. When his hopes of being rescued grow dim, he realizes that, if he's going to survive, it's all up to him. His fumbling trial-and-error efforts take him into a new dimension where he and the wilderness become partners in an adventure he never suspected could exist.
" . . . the details of building shelter, finding food, and handling various dangers have a built-in appeal." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Blackwood moves away from the conventions and creates a suspenseful and philosophical survival story which is a cut above most in the genre." School Library Journal
"The kid is a nerd, unlike the unbelievably competent protagonist of My Side of the Mountain, with which this book is an interesting comparison. A good booktalk title for young adolescents." Voice of Youth Advocates
Weekly Reader Book Club Selection
The classic wilderness survival novel, available for the first time as an e-book.
Bookish Timothy Martin lives in the shadow of his older brother, star athlete and outdoorsman. Their father takes Timothy on a camping trip to "toughen him up," but the boy gets hopelessly lost and injured. When his hopes of being rescued grow dim, he realizes that, if he's going to survive, it's all up to him. His fumbling trial-and-error efforts take him into a new dimension where he and the wilderness become partners in an adventure he never suspected could exist.
" . . . the details of building shelter, finding food, and handling various dangers have a built-in appeal." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Blackwood moves away from the conventions and creates a suspenseful and philosophical survival story which is a cut above most in the genre." School Library Journal
"The kid is a nerd, unlike the unbelievably competent protagonist of My Side of the Mountain, with which this book is an interesting comparison. A good booktalk title for young adolescents." Voice of Youth Advocates
- Pages
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