Lost in the Mountains

Lost in the Mountains

Author: Tony Monte

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2014-04-07

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1491730129

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In 1828, Shawn Skip Sullivan is somewhere around fourteen years old when the Indians attack his familys homestead and kill both his mother and father. Warned by the barking dogs, Skips mother forced him to hide in the cabins false floor. Though Skip is unharmed, his journey is just beginning. After burying his parents, Skip knows he cant stay at the cabin alone forever. He remembers that theres a small settlement with a trading post about thirty miles away, but he hasnt been there since he was seven years old. With just a small backpack filled with the items the Indians didnt scavenge, Skips sets off for the nearest civilization. He soon finds himself alone and lost in the mountainsuntil he meets an old trapper called Big Jim, who teaches him how to survive. Together, the two navigate the wilderness while fending off attackers both human and beast. Skip comes of an age while learning tough lessons about the world and the nature around him.


Lost on a Mountain in Maine

Lost on a Mountain in Maine

Author: Donn Fendler

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2013-12-23

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 0062225162

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Based on the true account of a boy's harrowing journey through the vast wilderness of the Katahdin Mountains, Lost on a Mountain in Maine is a gripping survival story for all ages. Twelve-year-old Donn Fendler steps away from his Boy Scout troop for only a minute, but in the foggy mountains of Maine, a minute is all it takes. After hours of trying to find his way back, a nervous and tired Donn falls down an embankment, making it impossible for him to be found. One sleepless night goes by, followed by a second . . . and before Donn knows it, almost two weeks have passed, leaving him starving, scared, and delirious. With rainstorms, black bears, and his fear of being lost forever, Donn's journey is a physically, mentally, and emotionally charged story told from the point of view of the boy who lived it. Don't miss this thrilling survival story, a proven high-interest winner that pulls in readers the way Hatchet, My Side of the Mountain, and the I Survived books do.


Lost Mountain

Lost Mountain

Author: Erik Reece

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-02-06

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9781594482366

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A new form of strip mining has caused a state of emergency for the Appalachian wilderness and the communities that depend on it-a crisis compounded by issues of government neglect, corporate hubris, and class conflict. In this powerful call to arms, Erik Reece chronicles the year he spent witnessing the systematic decimation of a single mountain and offers a landmark defense of a national treasure threatened with extinction.


Lost Ski Areas of the White Mountains

Lost Ski Areas of the White Mountains

Author: Jeremy K. Davis

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2008-07-15

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1625843992

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Discover the ghosts of former ski areas that made the White Mountains the destination it is today. The White Mountains of New Hampshire are world-renowned for the array of skiing opportunities offered to every skier, from beginner to gold-medal Olympian. Today over a dozen resorts entice tourists and locals each year with their well-manicured trails, high-speed lifts and slope-side lodging. But scattered throughout this region are long-forgotten ski areas that can still be found. In the White Mountains alone, 60 ski areas have closed since the 1930s. Author Jeremy Davis has compiled rare photographs, maps and personal memories to ensure these beloved ski outposts that have been cherished by generations of skiers are given recognition for transforming the White Mountains into a premier ski destination.


Troll Mountain

Troll Mountain

Author: Matthew Reilly

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781743537053

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A young hero. Barbaric monsters. An impossible quest.In a remote valley, a tribe of humans is being killed off by a terrible disease.There is a rumour that the trolls of Troll Mountain have a cure for the illness: a miraculous elixir.When Raf's sister gets sick and his tribal leaders refuse to help him, he makes a courageous decision. He sets out on his own for Troll Mountain ... to steal the elixir.The journey to the mountain has begun ...


My Side of the Mountain

My Side of the Mountain

Author: Jean Craighead George

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2001-05-21

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 0593115007

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"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever. “An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year.” —The Horn Book


When I Was Young in the Mountains

When I Was Young in the Mountains

Author: Cynthia Rylant

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 0140548750

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Caldecott Honor Book! "An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living; splashing in the swimming hole, taking baths in the kitchen, sharing family times, each is eloquently portrayed here in both the misty-hued scenes and in the poetic text." -Association for Childhood Education International


The Boy who knew The Mountains

The Boy who knew The Mountains

Author: Michele Ziolkowski

Publisher: AlHudhud Publishing And Distribution

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 17

ISBN-13: 994813625X

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His family and tribe had misunderstood the boy who knew the mountains. But we knew, he was indeed special. In this charming tale, a young boy living alone in the mountains rescues a girl who is lost. Upon returning to her village, they are greeted by cheering family and friends. Ultimately, the characters in this story gain an understanding and acceptance of the boy who knew the mountains.