Silence in the Wild: A Summer in Maine (2014) by
Dale C Jellison
Paperback: 294 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition
(February 12, 2014) Language:
English
ISBN-10: 149485368X
ISBN-13:
978-1494853686
Book description
In this coming-of-age adventure set
in 1986 about a deaf boy, life hasn't been the same for twelve-year-old Jake
Graham since his beloved grandfather passed away. After a rough school year and
constant harassment by bullies, Jake wishes he could spend his entire summer
with his grandfather again, but instead, his parents are sending him to a boys'
camp in Maine.
Jake arrives at Camp
Pawtuckaway feeling nervous and uncertain about being outside his comfort zone,
but all is forgotten after he meets Paddy, a twelve-year-old from Ireland. The
friendship between the two grows as Paddy helps Jake adjust to life in the
outdoors. They share their past with each other and wonder if fate brought them
together to be brothers.
The boys' summer takes an
unexpected turn when Paddy is rushed to the hospital after a freak accident,
then Jake gets left behind in a remote area of Maine. Alone and completely
deaf, after his hearing aid stops working, Jake must make his way through the
rugged wilderness in hopes that someone will find him before it's too late.
Along the way, a mystical creature follows him, and Jake's life is forever
changed.
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