About the
Book:
Title:
Escape Through the Wilderness Author:
Gary RodriguezPublisher:
Tate PublishingPages:
254Genre:
Teens/ChildrenFormat:
Paperback/Kindle
Sixteen-year-old
Savannah Evans walks with a slight limp thanks to a gymnastics’
accident that dashed her Olympic dreams, but didn’t stop her from
attending an adventure camp in Idaho. At Camp Arrowhead, she quickly
befriends Jade Chang and Rico Cruz, but Conner Swift taunts Savi
because of her injury.
When
the four are teamed together for an overnight white-water river
rafting adventure, Savi refuses to get in the same raft with Conner.
Unfortunately, the director will not reassign her.
A
fun expedition down the river turns into a nightmare when their raft
slams into a huge rock and their adult guide disappears down the
river.
Without
their guide and desperately trying to steer an out-of-control raft,
they pass the “last chance” marker and enter the larger rapids.
With Jade pinned between the raft and a rock, and Rico clinging to a
lifeline, Savi must cut the raft free.
When
the four drag themselves out of the river, they’re bruised, beaten,
lost, and twenty-five miles from camp. Because of late-night campfire
tales of Vexel, a vicious animal that roams the nearby woods, Savi
and the others are terrified.
Savi
becomes the unlikely leader who tries to guide the group back to Camp
Arrowhead. Limited supplies, injuries, and the constant threat of
Vexel—who Savi fears is stalking them, complicate the harrowing
return trip.
Readers
will enjoy dramatic survival scenes and the group working together,
solving problems, and learning to overcome adversity.
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Book
Excerpt:
Suddenly,
they heard a loud rustling of bushes and branches snapping downriver
not far from where they had set up their makeshift camp.
“What
was that?” Savi whispered anxiously. “It couldn’t be Vexel,
could it?”
“Quiet.”
Rico rebuked her with a hush. He raised the tip of his nearly
finished spear.
Again,
they heard more noise in the woods. This time they knew it was
getting closer.
About the
Author
My
name is Gary Rodriguez, and I live in California. I'm the president
of LeaderMetrix Inc., a consulting company that specializes in
senior-level executive coaching, organizational development, and
conflict resolution.
Previously,
I worked for eighteen years in the radio business as an executive
where I spent several years as one of the original managers of
Infinity Broadcasting.
Following
a successful radio career I became the president of a non-profit
organization for a season.
As
a young man, I spent a tour of duty in the U.S. Army where I was
recognized as the youngest Drill Instructor in the Army's history at
age 18 years. I was also awarded the Silver Star (the nation's third
highest award for valor) while serving in a combat zone.
Over
the past few years, I've written three non-fiction books and then I
decided to write a novel.
My
first book, Purpose-Centered
Public Speaking, was
published in 2009 and was re-published this summer (2014). Then I
wrote a companion workbook designed to help people implement the
principles taught in my first book. Next, I wrote Overcoming
The Fear Of Public Speaking.
And this past year, I wrote my first novel, Escape
Through The Wilderness.
For
More Information
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