Alive in Algonquin

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As a boy fifteen-year-old Tom Woodruff dreamed of following his father and grandfather to Camp Catamount but after his father's untimely death Tom's cosmopolitan mother forbade outdoor adventures for as long as she could.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Adventure came at the confluence of unfortunate events. School wasn't going well and Tom's mother had moved overseas. Worst of all a terrible car accident meant that staying with his grandparents in New York was no longer an option.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It was time for a change and Tom agreed to attend Camp Catamount until further arrangements could be made. Besides if he hated it he could always escape.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Tom passes though countless emotions while adjusting to camp and the wilderness. Shaine and his cronies become increasingly hostile and Tom's other cabin mates will not risk Shaine's wrath to defend him. Tom takes to canoeing but constantly questions his new skills. His new friend Cecille draws him into a complex plot about the camp's future. And all the while he must prepare for the Dumoine River an adventure near the end of summer that will put all of their wilderness skills to the test.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Will Tom succeed in the wilderness or will he return to the comfort of New York and his grandparents?</span></p>