The Big Wander, Will Hobbs
The Big Wander, Will Hobbs
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The Big Wander

Author: Will Hobbs

Narrator: Ed Sala

Unabridged: 5 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/30/2012

Synopsis

The Big Wander is a trip 14-year-old Clay Lancaster and his older brother Mike have planned for years. It's Clay's dream to find his ex-rodeo star uncle, who quit the tour and disappeared somewhere in the vast and colorful Monument Valley. But Mike-heartbroken and unfocused after losing his girlfriend-soon heads for home. Clay, however, will not give up. He finds a job in a remote trading post, and follows a lead on his uncle's whereabouts that takes him deep into Navajo country. There he learns the ways of the tribe, the dangers of the wilderness, and discovers, just in time, the secret of his long lost uncle's fate. Best-selling young adult author Will Hobbs won an ALA Best Book Award for The Big Wander. Hobb's prose paired with Sala's perfect pacing and authentic accents will make you feel you are in the American Southwest.

About Will Hobbs

Will Hobbs is the author of many outdoor adventure novels for upper elementary, middle school, and young adult readers, as well as a few picture book stories. Several of his novels have been named Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association, and Ghost Canoe, his first mystery, won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. The ALA’s list of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of the Twentieth Century includes two of Will’s titles: Far North and Downriver. A graduate of Stanford University and a former reading and language arts teacher, he lives with his wife in Durango, Colorado.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Megan

At first I wasn't sure I'd like this book. It's a bit outside of my realm, and the main character, Clay, is a selfish guy, but as I read on, I did come to enjoy it. This is a coming-of-age story of sorts, about a boy spending his summer in search of his missing uncle, ex-rodeo star Clay Jenkins. I......more

Goodreads review by Dorothy

I love the mountains and the country, which you can plainly see on the cover. I knew this book would have a lot to do with the western theme and I am a sucker for cowboys. Super attractive. However, we aren't here to talk about cowboys. Based on the title I thought it would be about an adventure. I......more

Goodreads review by Grady

it's great, it's about a boy who is looking for his uncle, his brother quits the search, so Clay is searching alone, and he meets lots of people, including others working at trading posts, Navajos, a family living out of the nearby town, and his uncle......more

Goodreads review by Martin

My book review is on a title called “The Big Wander” by Will Hobbs. Imagine you're on a road going through the desert. This is where the story begins. We find ourselves with two brothers, a 14 year old boy named Clay Lancaster and his brother Mike at the wheel. During their summer break, Clay got a......more

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