Will Hobbs
2) Far North
Author
Lexile Measure
820L
Summary
After the destruction of their floatplane, sixteen-year-old Gabe and his Dene friend, Raymond, struggle to survive a winter in the wilderness of the Northwest Territories.
5) City of gold
Author
Summary
"Determined to recover his family's mules, fifteen-year-old Owen is joined by his kid brother and Telluride's notorious marshal in pursuit of a rustler--all the way to Butch Cassidy's hideout"--
6) Ghost canoe
Author
Lexile Measure
900L
Summary
Fourteen-year-old Nathan, fishing with the Makah in the Pacific Northwest, finds himself holding a vital clue when a mysterious stranger comes to town looking for Spanish treasure.
9) Jason's gold
Author
Lexile Measure
860L
Summary
When news of the discovery of gold in Canada's Yukon Territory in 1897 reaches fifteen-year-old Jason, he embarks on a 10,000-mile journey to strike it rich.
10) The maze
Author
Lexile Measure
720L
Summary
Rick, a fourteen-year-old foster child, escapes from a juvenile detention facility near Las Vegas and travels to Canyonlands National Park in Utah where he meets a bird biologist working on a project to reintroduce condors to the wild.
Author
Lexile Measure
770L
Summary
Sixteen-year-old Robbie Daniels, happy to get a job aboard a troller fishing for king salmon off southeastern Alaska, finds himself in danger when he discovers that his mysterious captain is searching for long-buried Russian plaques that lay claim to Alaska and the Northwest.
12) Wild Man Island
Author
Lexile Measure
690L
Summary
After fourteen-year-old Andy slips away from his kayaking group to visit the wilderness site of his archaeologist father's death, a storm strands him on Admiralty Island, Alaska, where he manages to survive, encounters unexpected animal and human inhabitants, and looks for traces of the earliest prehistoric immigrants to America.
13) Beardance
Author
Series
Lexile Measure
890L
Summary
While accompanying an elderly rancher on a trip into the San Juan Mountains, Cloyd, a Ute Indian boy, tries to help two orphaned grizzly cubs survive the winter and, at the same time, completes his spirit mission. Sequel to "Bearstone."
14) The Big Wander
Author
Lexile Measure
800L
Summary
As he searches for his uncle through the rugged Southwest canyon country, 14-year-old Clay becomes involved with a group of Navajo Indians who are trying to save some of the last wild mustangs.
16) Bearstone
Author
Series
Summary
A troubled Indian boy goes to live with an elderly rancher whose caring ways help the boy become a man.
19) Howling Hill
Author
Pub. Date
c1998
Summary
While separated from her family in the wilderness area along the Nahanni River, a wolf pup discovers that she can express her loneliness in a long, loud howl.
20) Never say die
Author
Lexile Measure
770L
Appears on list
Summary
Fifteen-year-old half-Inuit Nick and his white brother, Ryan, meet and share an adventure on the Firth River in the Canadian Arctic, facing white water, wild animals, and fierce weather as Ryan documents the effects of climate change on caribou for National Geographic magazine.