Wild Man Island

Written by Will Hobbs

Stranded on a wild island, a boy uncovers ancient secrets while fighting to survive.

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184 pages· 44,318 words· Est. 6 hour read· 690L

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Fourteen-year-old Andy is swept off course during a kayaking trip in Alaska, landing on the wild Admiralty Island. Alone and desperate, he encounters a mysterious dog and a man with a stone-tipped spear. As he delves deeper into the island's secrets, Andy discovers a cave filled with ancient tools. With danger lurking, can he unravel the mystery that claimed his father's life and find a way back to safety? Adventure, survival, and the echoes of the past collide in this gripping tale.

From the publisher

Andy is in aworld of trouble.On the last day of a sea kayaking trip in southeast Alaska, fourteen-year-old Andy Galloway paddles away from his group to visit the nearby site where his archaeologist father died trying to solve the mystery of the first Americans. A sudden, violent storm blows Andy’s kayak off course and washes him ashore on Admiralty Island, an immense wilderness known as the Fortress of the Bears. Struggling to survive, Andy encounters a dog running with wolves and then a man toting a stone-tipped spear. The wild man vanishes into the forest, but the dog reappears and leads Andy to a cave filled with Stone Age tools and weapons. Running for his life, Andy retreats deep into the cave, where danger, suspense, and discovery await.

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