Wilder Boys, Brandon Wallace
Wilder Boys, Brandon Wallace
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Wilder Boys
The Journey Home

Author: Brandon Wallace

Narrator: Brian Holden

Unabridged: 4 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/11/2020

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

At the start of the summer, Jake and Taylor Wilder set out on the adventure of a lifetime. After seeing their mother loaded into an ambulance because of Bull, her terrifying boyfriend, the boys know they are no longer safe. So they go in search of their father, who has been living off the grid in Wyoming. After jumping trains, hitching a ride with a truck driver, and hiding in the luggage compartment of a tour bus, the boys finally find him in Grand Teton National Park.

Just as the boys are getting used to their father's lifestyle—and his "my way is the only way" attitude—they learn that their mother is still alive. But if the brothers don't give back the money they took from Bull last year, she could be taken away from them . . . for good.

Convinced that their father isn't going to help, the Wilder boys set out on their own again. It's a long way from Wyoming to Pittsburgh, and with winter approaching there will be new challenges. But they have to get back. Will the brothers be able to make it back to their mother before it's too late?

About Brandon Wallace

Brandon Wallace is the author of Wilder Boys and Wilder Boys: The Journey Home. Trekking solo across the remotest corners of Wyoming and Montana as a young man, Brandon learned how to survive the hard way in the harshest conditions nature could throw at him. Having spent the subsequent two decades as a trail leader, passing on his knowledge to a generation of budding adventurers, he turned his hand to fictionalizing his experiences, and the Wilder Boys series was born.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbra on June 13, 2015

Jack and Taylor have never understood why their dad abandoned them to live in the wilderness. One thing they do know is that they have to find him to escape from an abusive relationship his mom has with her new boyfriend Bull. Although there are some great survival facts in this book I think the sto......more

Goodreads review by Zach on August 31, 2017

This book is non stop adventure about 2 brothers, 11 and 13 who live in pitsburgh and go off to try and find there dad who is living off the wild in Wyoming. They do this because they find there mom uncontious after coming home from school. But can they find their dad before their mom's horrifying e......more

Goodreads review by Dolly on May 02, 2023

Loved this little book, nice easy to follow, great read for pre teens, both boys or girls! I love the details in the book, loved the nature parts especially, even this ol’ dog learned a few things from reading/ listening to these books!......more

Goodreads review by Heather on September 20, 2024

For a middle grades book, this packed a punch. I enjoyed the adventure and survival aspects. This does have some dark elements, especially for a young reader.......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on May 13, 2020

Probably more like a 3.75 as I know middle school students will read it and like it.......more