![]() ![]() ![]() Will Jack’s and Early’s friendship last the journey? Can the boys make it home alive?Īn ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults SelectionĪ Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the YearĪ School Library Journal Best Book of the YearĪ Booklist Books for Youth Editors’ Choice SelectionĪ Notable Children's Book in Language Arts BookĪ North Carolina Young Adult Book Award Master List SelectionĪn Iowa Children's Choice Award Finalist Read more ![]() ![]() But their adventure is only just beginning. As Jack and Early travel deeper into the mountains, they meet peculiar and dangerous characters, and they make some shocking discoveries. Jack, feeling lonely and out of place, connects with Early, and the two become friends.ĭuring a break from school, the boys set out for the Appalachian Trail on a quest for a great black bear. Early keeps to himself, reads the number pi as a story, and refuses to accept truths others take for granted. Certainly not Early Auden, the strangest of boys. When Jack Baker’s father sends him from his home in Kansas to attend a boys’ boarding school in Maine, Jack doesn’t know what to expect. “Reminiscent of Huckleberry Finn.” - The Wall Street Journalįrom the author of Newbery Medal winner Moon Over Manifest comes the odyssey-like adventure of two boys’ incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail. “Just the sort of book that saves lives by igniting a passion for reading.” -James Patterson ![]()
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