Wild Man Island

By Will Hobbs

Book Overview

The land was slipping away, the wind was howling, and I was in a world of trouble. 0n the last day of a sea kayak trip in southeast Alaska, fourteen-year-old Andy Galloway paddles away from the group. He's on a mission of the heart. His father, an archeologist, died only a few miles away. A sudden gale propels Andy across the strait. He swims ashore, freezing and barefoot, onto Admiralty Island, an immense wilderness of forests, rain, and bears. When hope of rescue fades, Andy starts walking. Starvation leads him further into the wild and into danger. He encounters a dog running with wolves, and later a man dressed in cedar-bark clothing, carrying a stone-tipped spear. The Wild Man vanishes into the forest, but the dog reappears and leads Andy to ... the Wild Man's lair, at the mouth of a cave. It's fear that drives Andy into the cave and to the adventure of a lifetime. What's at stake are the discoveries Andy's father died trying to find, the answers to the most exciting puzzle in American archeology -- who were the first Americans?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688174736
• ISBN13: 9780688174736
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Wild Man Island

Have you ever been trapped on an island in the middle of no where and had no chance live of living? Fourteen year old, Andy Galloway was on the last of his kayaking trip in southeast Alaska. Andy decides at 2:45 a.m. to go off from his group to a site where his father, an archeologist died trying to solve a mystery about the first Americans when Andy about five years old. When, he got caught in an ocean storm and gets washed onto an island in Alaska. Andy running for his life as he battles a wild man, dogs and bears trying to get off the island. This is a great book that I would suggest to people who like stories about islands, adventure, and mystery.

Wild Man Island - Pure Adventure!

Even though this book is targeted for young/teen readers, it is an excellent adventure story for anyone to enjoy. While it's not my favorite book, it is one of the best adventure stories I've ever read. If you crave adventure, & want to enjoy a great story, don't let the fact that this is a "youth reader" type book dissuade you from reading this one; its a grand adventure!

IT IS A COOL BOOK FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IT IS ABOUT A MAN WHO GETS LOST IN A JUNGLE AND AFTERA WHILE, A WILD MAN AND FINDS HIS WEAPONS AND THAT IS AS FAR AS I HAVE GOTEN.I LIKE THIS BOOK BECAUSE, IT IS A MISTERY.