Nick, a Native American teenager, is on the run from outlaws and must use his survival expertise to stay safe. - (Baker & Taylor)

Nick, a teenage Native American survival expert, needs to avoid being found by the outlaws in relentless pursuit of him. Can he stay safe until the odds are in his favor? - (Orca Book Publishers)

Key Selling Points

• After witnessing a brutal murder, a young man running for his life in a forest in Canada depends on his survival skills as he is hunted down by the murderer in this visceral story.
• This hi-interest low reading level book examines themes of survival, courage and Indigenous wisdom and knowledge. The survival skills used by the main character are actual strategies that the reader can learn from, and the twists and turns will keep the reader in suspense.
• Ideal for those 12 and older. Reading level of 4.0.
• The author, Joseph Bruchac, lives in the foothills of the Adirondack mountains and is continuously working on material that involves the Abenaki culture and traditional Indigenous skills.
• As a professional teller of the traditional tales of the Adirondacks and the Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, Joseph Bruchac has performed widely in Europe and throughout the United States. He is the storyteller-in-residence for various Native American organizations and schools throughout the U.S., including the Institute of Alaska Native Arts and the Onondaga Nation School.

A teenage survival expert finds all his skills tested as he’s pursued through the Canadian wilderness by men determined to silence him. On his way to teach at Camp Seven Generations, a Native outdoor school, Nick witnesses a murder and then is thrown off a train. Remembering and using the teachings of his Abenaki Elders will prove to be the difference between life and death for him. Although his pursuers have modern technology to help them, Nick has something even more useful. In addition to the skills he’s learned, he has an ally in the natural world around him. Found, like the famous story “The Most Dangerous Game,” is a tale that focuses on being hunted until a way can be found to become the hunter.