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Wilderness Hacks — Content Guide for Parents

By Joslin BrorsenRandom HouseISBN 9798217031597336 pages
Wilderness Hacks

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentCentral

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Hatchet meets Survivor in this high-action, humor-filled middle grade adventure about two kids stranded in the wilderness, whose annoyance with each other rivals the roaring rapids and ferocious predators they must face.

12-year-old Sadie Hahn didn’t plan to eat grubs on camera to win a contest. And she definitely didn’t plan to win first prize—a guest appearance on a Youtube show hosted by America’s favorite 13-year-old survivalist Radley Shaw. But she’ll do anything to cheer up her little brother Silas, who’s too young to qualify.

Rad has millions of followers and exactly zero real-life friends, so the contest is a great chance for him to hang out with kids his own age. But it’s hate-at-first-sight when Silas throws a wrench in his plan and Sadie decides Rad is just a clueless poser who doesn’t know the first thing about survival.

Disaster strikes when their scripted rafting trip turns into a real fight for survival. Lost in the mountains, Rad and Sadie must find shelter, build a fire, forage for food and try not to become food for a hungry predator. But can they stop bickering long enough to hack it in the wilderness? And will that be enough to keep them alive?

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Wilderness Hacks appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    A mountain lion attacks the kids, and a wolf pack, a dead body and an adult's death add danger in this survival story. Two kids face life-or-death danger in the wilderness, including a flood, landslides, wolves, a mountain lion and dead bodies.

  • Does Wilderness Hacks have violence?

    Found (Supporting): A mountain lion attacks the kids, and a wolf pack, a dead body and an adult's death add danger in this survival story.

  • Does Wilderness Hacks have scary content?

    Found (Central): Two kids face life-or-death danger in the wilderness, including a flood, landslides, wolves, a mountain lion and dead bodies.

  • Does Wilderness Hacks have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Wilderness Hacks have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Wilderness Hacks have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Wilderness Hacks have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Wilderness Hacks have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Wilderness Hacks have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Wilderness Hacks have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.