Blood Mountain by James Preller, 230 pages. Fiewel and Friends (Macmillan), 2019. $17.
Language: PG (4 swears); Mature Content G; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: MS – OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Grace, 13yo, and her little brother Carter, 11yo, are hiking up Blood Mountain with their father and dog. As they race ahead of their father, the unthinkable happens and they become lost. To make matters worse, Grace falls, leaving Carter to go for help alone, though alone may be safer than what else is out there. The mountain holds many dangers including an erratic loner living in the wilderness as well as an escaped mountain lion.
The premise, while not new, has been well researched. The story was engaging, but the use of present tense was a little off-putting for me. There’s no violence, but the section on gutting a squirrel was fairly graphic, so hold on to your lunch.
Michelle in the Middle
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