Ratings

Content Ratings based on a 0-5 scale where
0 = no objectionable content and
5 = an excessive or disturbing level of content

Guide to Rating System

LANGUAGE

VIOLENCE

SEXUAL CONTENT

ADULT THEMES

Ratings Explanation

Violence: Andy comes across a bear that was inhumanly killed by hunters who only want the fur and other prized parts. The bear’s head and four feet have been cut off.

Adult Content: Andy must face his fears as he struggles to survive a kayak accident and then nearly two weeks alone in the wilderness of Alaska.

Synopsis:

Fourteen-year-old Andy Galloway has come to Alaska to see first-hand the area where his father, an archeologist looking for traces of the earliest Americans, died a decade previous. After leaving his kayaking group for a short detour, Andy becomes separated from the others when a terrible storm occurs. Andy washes up on Admirality Island–an island full of bears, wolves and other wild animals. Andy struggles to survive on his own, while still hoping to be rescued. Soon, Andy becomes aware that there is someone else on the island, a strange, prehistoric-looking man that Andy names, “The Wild Man.” Is this man friend or foe? As Andy explores the island, he encounters a bear, an unusual dog, an empty mining town, and a cave with ancient human remains. Eventually, Andy and the Wild Man realize they have much more in common than they thought and they begin to work together toward a satisfactory conclusion.

Will Hobbs has written numerous outdoor adventure books targeted for boys. If your son loves this genre, as mine does, then Wild Man Island, or any of his other books would be a sure hit and a safe bet. Mr. Hobbs draws on his personal experiences as both a middle school teacher and as an outdoor enthusiast when writing his novels.