Hostile Territory by Paul Greci
Published by Imprint on January 28, 2020
ISBN: 1250184622
Pages: 352
Genres: Adventure
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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Greci is an accomplished author and wilderness expert who has provided older YA readers with an intense futuristic adventure.   While attending a wilderness summer camp four older teens find themselves alone on a mountain following a catastrophic earth quake.   From here the action never falters making this an intense adventure.   Readers will appreciate the authors knowledge of the landscape and wildlife residing in the mountain far from civilization.   Josh is the most invested character; without him the others may not have survived.  Unfortunately, the character development is not as complete for the other members of the overland hiker’s group.  Readers will be challenged by the wilderness descriptions, animal encounters, and the ultimate test of their ability to work together.  Not all action is limited to the woods as a larger danger looms but that is best left for the reader to discover

Add to public libraries and high schools were YA adventure is collected and appreciated by teens.

Submitted by Jan Hamilton, retired youth services librarian in Scarborough, ME