Navigating Early
Clare Vanderpool
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
4.04
· 24 ratings · 320 pages · Published: 08 Jan 2013
Newcomer Jack feels lost yet can’t help being drawn to Early, who won’t believe what everyone accepts to be the truth about the Great Appalachian Bear, Timber Rattlesnakes, and the legendary school hero known as The Fish, who never returned from the war. When the boys find themselves unexpectedly alone at school, they embark on a quest on the Appalachian Trail in search of the great black bear.
But what they are searching for is sometimes different from what they find. They will meet truly strange characters, each of whom figures into the pi story Early weaves as they travel, while discovering things they never realized about themselves and others in their lives.
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- historical fiction 3
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- realistic 3
- friendship 3
- children 3
- coming of age 2
- mystery 2
- family 2
- grief 2
- survival 2
- world war II 2
- war/big battles 2
- drama 2
- boarding-school 2
- magical realism 1
- on the move 1
- great outdoors 1
- 20th century 1
- military, war & conflict 1
- high-school 1
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- young adult 3
- middle grade 3
- audiobook 3
- book 1
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- death / grief 2
- mental illness 1