Fourmile

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 Watt Key, the author of one of the most highly acclaimed children's survival adventures of the last decade, comes Fourmile, a 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: Paperback
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 02/04/2014
ISBN: 9781250039958
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.18w x 0.67d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 154813 / Fourmile
Reading Level: 3.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6