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FourmileTwelve year old Foster knows in his gut that Dax Ganey, the man dating his widowed mother, is a bad seed. Then a mysterious stranger arrives at their Alabama farm, a former Army Ranger in Iraq rambling across the country, and Foster believes he has found an ally against Dax. The stranger proves a fascinating mentor, full of wisdom and secrets. And Dax soon has reason to resent not just him and Foster but also Foster's mother. A spurned Dax will be a
Twelve-year-old Foster knows in his gut that Dax Ganey, the man dating his widowed mother, is a bad seed. Then a mysterious stranger arrives at their Alabama farm, a former Army Ranger in Iraq rambling across the country, and Foster believes he has found an ally against Dax. The stranger proves a fascinating mentor, full of wisdom and secrets. And Dax soon has reason to resent not just him and Foster but also Foster's mother. A spurned Dax will be a dangerous enemy, but Foster is increasingly aware that the stranger is just as dangerous, if not more so.
From the author of one of the most highly acclaimed children's survival adventures of the last decade comes this tautly wound new novel reminiscent of classic westerns, about a boy caught in the middle of a clash that may turn out to be his own battle to fight.
This title has Common Core connections.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 09/18/2012
ISBN: 9780374350956
Pages: 227
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.10d
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Nominee
Award: Cybils - Finalist
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2012 pg. 1665
Publishers Weekly 08/13/2012 pg. 69
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2012
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2012 pg. 93
School Library Journal 11/01/2012 pg. 109
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2012 pg. 68
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 103 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 154813 / Fourmile
Reading Level: 3.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6
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