Category: Young Adult/Teen Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN-10: 1683019954
Type: Fiction
Pages: 206
Copyright: August 31, 2016
ISBN-13: 9781683019954
David, 13, vacations for the first time in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). He helps his sister and a friend in shameful situations.
As a young adult, David recalls his first visit to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. At 13, he and his family take their vacation to the BWCAW. He learns about personal boundary waters. At the lodge of his mother's friend, David meets the daughter, Jill, 23, on his first morning of adventuring. She is cleaning the cabin of her recently deceased grandfather. Later David spies a man sneaking into the old cabin and informs Jill. Their adventure of finding why, who, and what begins. Along the way, they meet a wolf and an Indian named Pete Tallshadow, Jill disappears, and David discovers his sister's secret. Both learn shame is to be dealt with, not hidden. A coming-of-age book.
Excerpt
I still remember the old box elder out back. Its towering trunk scarred with knurls where branches had snapped off during ice storms or been butchered away for electric lines. The knobby wounds with dark, mysterious centers remind me of my sister Denie.
She didn't want me to tell anyone, and I never intended to. For my sake, as well as the millions of others, I need to show the hope that always lies waiting. I feel indirectly responsible for what happened because, like many others, I was in a hurry and didn't see the signs.
Pete Tallshadow says lots of things get overlooked because we live too much too fast. When we slow down and live beyond our own self-seeking circle, we can see into others' circles. Then we can live according to what is happening around us.
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Reviews for "BOUNDARY WATERS"
Reviewed by Laura H.
1/23/2018
The many accurate locations, as it highlights the Boundary Waters adds a level of credibility for the setting of this story.
One of the underlying stories the reader gets a glimpse of in the first pages involve Mr. Miller. I had hoped the story would not evolve to the conclusion I was starting to see...
The author has a remarkable gift of writing events as a person imagines themselves in this wilderness.
Recommend this story for pre-teen to adult readers especially those who want to counsel young people.
The relationship of a 23 year old woman and a 13 year old boy does need to be addressed and while it was innocent; had me thinking they were living in a make-believe time and place. Suffice it to say it gave me pause as a parent.
The author has a great sense of compassion in explaining how two children handled a life-altering event and how it affected the family going forward.
The main story follows one family's vacation in the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota and the benefit this area will have on David now and later in life. As told by thirteen year old David, and the adventures he has after meeting 23 year old neighbor, Jill.
Writing a book from a thirteen year old boy's point of view is enlightening. The reader is swept into David's adventures and this story from Page 1.
While every human should be content where they reside--for some it is imperative they find that place that rejuvenates their soul. The Boundary Waters is that place for many.
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