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Lost on a Mountain in Maine

by Donn Fendler

A child’s survival journey on Mount Katahdin

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A child’s survival journey on Mount Katahdin

Donn Fendler’s account begins with a brief separation from his Boy Scout troop in the fog on Mount Katahdin and expands into a nearly two-week ordeal in the Maine wilderness. Told from the perspective of the twelve-year-old who experienced it, the book brings together the practical dangers of being lost—storms, hunger, and encounters with wildlife—with the fear and confusion described in the source. Its focus on one real journey gives the wilderness setting and survival challenges a specifically child-centered perspective.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in nonfiction adventure and survival stories
  • Readers curious about wilderness experiences and Mount Katahdin
  • Boy Scouts or readers interested in accounts of being lost outdoors

Themes

Wilderness survivalBeing lost and finding a way throughFear and enduranceA child’s experience of the outdoors

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Book overview

*NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Paul Sparks, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Ethan Slater*

Based on the true account of a boy's harrowing journey through the vast wilderness of Mount Katahdin, 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.

 

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