The Journey Home (20 page)
Authors: Brandon Wallace
ALADDIN
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First Aladdin hardcover edition January 2016
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Interior designed by Mike Rosamilia
Interior illustrations by Jon Howard
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wallace, Brandon, author.
The journey home / by Brandon Wallace.âHardcover edition.
pages cm.â(Wilder boys ; [2])
Summary: When Jake, thirteen, and Taylor, eleven, learn that their mother is still alive but facing grave danger if they do not return the money they took from her abusive boyfriend, Bull, they leave their father, who is not eager to help, and set off on their own again for a late autumn trek from Wyoming to Pittsburgh.
[1. SurvivalâFiction. 2. Wilderness areasâFiction. 3. BrothersâFiction. 4. RunawaysâFiction. 5. Voyages and travelsâFiction. 6. Family problemsâFiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.1.W35Jou 2016
[Fic]âdc23
2015016108
ISBN 978-1-4814-3267-2 (hc)
ISBN 978-1-4814-3268-9 (eBook)