{"product_id":"wilderness-hacks-isbn-9798217031597","title":"Wilderness Hacks","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHatchet \u003c\/i\u003emeets Survivor in this high-action, humor-filled middle grade adventure about two kids stranded in the wilderness, whose annoyance with each other rivals the roaring rapids and ferocious predators they must face.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12-year-old Sadie Hahn didn’t plan to eat grubs on camera to win a contest. And she definitely didn’t plan to win first prize—a guest appearance on a Youtube show hosted by America’s favorite 13-year-old survivalist Radley Shaw. But she’ll do anything to cheer up her little brother Silas, who’s too young to qualify.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRad has millions of followers and exactly zero real-life friends, so the contest is a great chance for him to hang out with kids his own age. But it’s hate-at-first-sight when Silas throws a wrench in his plan and Sadie decides Rad is just a clueless poser who doesn’t know the first thing about survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisaster strikes when their scripted rafting trip turns into a real fight for survival. Lost in the mountains, Rad and Sadie must find shelter, build a fire, forage for food and try not to \u003ci\u003ebecome\u003c\/i\u003e food for a hungry predator. But can they stop bickering long enough to hack it in the wilderness? And will that be enough to keep them alive?“\u003cb\u003eA breathtaking adventure with irresistible characters,\u003c\/b\u003e this riveting survival story explores family, friendship, and the courage to love in the aftermath of loss. Readers won’t be able to put this one down.” —Megan E. Freeman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAlone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAway\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eFilled with heart-pounding adventure and heart-warming friendship\u003c\/b\u003e, I couldn’t put it down.\" —Stacy McAnulty, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Miscalculations of Lightning Girl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e★ \"Heady topics such as injury, grief, and death are handled with grit and grace across a rip-roaring plot, resulting in \u003cb\u003ea gripping adventure\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A strong balance of\u003cb\u003e pulse-pounding perils and emotional depth\u003c\/b\u003e . . . The dual narration helps readers empathize with both leads and ramps up the tension during three days of life-or-death wilderness survival.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"The author devotes enough attention to showing how Rad and Sadie help each other through personal fears and griefs as their friendship develops that \u003cb\u003eher tale is as much driven by character as action\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Readers looking for \u003cb\u003ea nail-biting thriller \u003c\/b\u003eneed look no further.\"\u003ci\u003e —The Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brorsen presents \u003cb\u003ea fast-paced adventure\u003c\/b\u003e with plenty of heart.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOSLIN BRORSEN \u003c\/b\u003elives in Oklahoma with her husband and five kids, and loves writing the kind of high-stakes stories that kept her younger self up all night reading with a flashlight. She wants her own children and the next generation of readers to have the same great stories, but with a few added elements she realizes now she was always searching for. Going through childhood with both an invisible disease (Celiac) and an invisible difference (neurodivergence) makes her strive to write books that make kids want to read “just one more chapter,” while normalizing neurodivergence and other unseen struggles within its pages. Her ultimate aim is for her readers to realize that each of us is unique, and all of us are equally worthy of being main characters. \u003ci\u003eWilderness Hacks\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJune 7, 1:00 p.m.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf I didn’t already know where to look, I never would’ve noticed the bobcat in the brush a few yards away. It hasn’t twitched, but I can feel its eyes boring into me, locked in on the threat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRight back at you, cat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI angle the selfie stick so I can get the animal and my Radley Shaw signature grin in the shot. Rad Wilderness viewers like the animals, but videos with me talking to the camera always get the most views.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a juvenile bobcat. Since it’s not full-­grown, it’s not that much bigger than a common house cat.” I let myself breathe a little harder than usual, to really sell the danger of what I’m doing, but I keep my voice low and even.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI’m a professional, after all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You can tell the difference between a bobcat and a neighborhood pet a couple of ways. That tuft of black hair at the tips of the ears is a big sign. They usually have them on their legs, too, which we can’t see from this angle.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cat twitches now, and I stop talking, waiting to see what it’s going to do. I don’t open my mouth again until I’m sure it’s not going to pounce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI keep my voice at a whisper. “The tails are also a huge giveaway. Bobcats have shorter, bobbed tails, not long, fluffy ones. But the main difference is that bobcats aren’t pets. They’re unpredictable, and if their instincts tell them to attack humans, their paws and claws are larger and more powerful than a house cat’s. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like getting scratched by those, either.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI give the camera a practiced grin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The trick now is for me to get out of here without making myself look like a threat.” I nod toward the cat. “Or turning my back and looking like prey.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sounds I make inching through the tall grass are the only ones my phone will pick up, but I hear the click of a man’s tongue behind me. I flatten milliseconds before the bobcat flies over my head, just in time to capture the animal’s majestic leap and nothing but blue sky above it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe gasp that escapes me is involuntary, but it adds to the moment. My viewers are going to eat this up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Did you guys see that?” I ask, training the camera on my own face again. “That. Was. Awesome! That right there is the difference between a house cat and a bobcat, up close and personal.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI make a show of looking around for the animal and coming up empty. “I need to stay alert out here to­night. I’m signing off, but I’ll be back with any new developments. Don’t forget to hit like and subscribe. And as always, stay rad.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI hit the red button to end the recording and start to sit up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hold on a sec.” Dad signals me to stay where I am, unaware—­or maybe just not caring—­how uncomfortable I am staying prone with the cat nearby. “Make sure you got the shot.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI replay the moment the big cat leapt over my head and nod. “It’s perfect. Thanks.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cat’s owner leans over and feeds the bobcat a strip of red meat—­his prize for leaping on cue—­and then turns all his attention to my dad. Leave it to Curtis Shaw to know a guy with a pet bobcat. For a man who still hasn’t figured out how to talk to his own son, my dad is remarkably good at making friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid either of them even hear what I was saying?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe animal is still again, watching me, and I’m care­ful not to turn my back on him while I’m packing up my things. Dad and his friend might think the animal is tame, but I meant what I said. Trying to domesticate wild animals is stupid. They follow their instincts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy instincts tell me that pretending to camp in the middle of nowhere while a trained bobcat leaps over my head is stupid, even if it will get me likes and views.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut I’m ignoring them . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause that’s the Radley Shaw way.","brand":"Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233858826469,"sku":"NP9798217031597","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798217031597.jpg?v=1767744330","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/wilderness-hacks-isbn-9798217031597","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}