Ava has always dreamed of leaving the city and experiencing nature. As summer approaches, she has the idea of asking her parents to let her visit her aunt who lives in a cabin in the Adirondack Mountains. She is amazed when they say yes!
She says goodbye to her parents and her three brothers and travels with Auntie Raven into Adirondack Park. When she arrives, she is a bit surprised at how rough the cabin is and how few modern conveniences there are. She immediately begins learning what it is like to live in and survive in nature.
Ava learns how to fish and hunt, although, she doesn't have much luck. She chops wood, does some rough camping, and learns to do her laundry by hand. Other than a few trips into town to the post office and the library, Ava is spending time in nature just as she hoped.
When Auntie Raven gets news that she will have to travel to California, Ava must adjust to the fact that she will have to return to the city earlier than she had planned. There is a miscommunication between Ava's parents and her aunt which leaves Ava stranded in the mountain cabin. What follows is a hair-raising adventure that will test Ava's newly acquired survival skills.
Author Nikki Shannon Smith's novel STRANDED is perfect for adventure seekers and readers who have loved reading books like Gary Paulsen's HATCHET.
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