Publisher's Synopsis
In an instant he's lost it all-his family, his childhood house, everything he's ever known. After a tragic fire engulfs his Pennsylvania home, eighteen-year-old John Sander is alone in the world.
Guilt-ridden and paralyzed by sorrow, John can only think of one thing to do. He'll set out by himself to find a special place in the Canadian wilderness, one described by a neighbor many years ago. And if he's lucky, maybe he'll find a little bit of peace and comfort along the way.
As John travels through the untamed wilds, he encounters new friends and foes-seasoned adventurers willing to share their secrets of survival, a tribe of Native Americans, and outlaws bent on terrorizing everything and everyone in sight.
Soon John is gathering new skills and experiences-and edging ever closer to his destination. But will he survive his setbacks and return to Pennsylvania a changed man? Or, could it be that, in the natural beauty now surrounding him, John has found a new place to call home?
