Fugitives From Northwoods by Chris Bostic -
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Eight teenagers escape imprisonment at a work camp to brave the
wilderness. Tested to their limits, they struggle to survive their
terrifying dash for freedom. After the total collapse of the world
economy, the United States could not stand together. So they failed
separately. In the small region-state of Winnkota, poverty and greed are
turning the idyllic Northwoods of Minnesota into a barren wasteland of
clear-cut forests and over-fished lakes.
Every able-bodied teenager is
conscripted into a labor force and sent to work in harsh, prison-like
conditions. They are enslaved young so they never learn to think for
themselves. But Penn is different. He's determined to win back
freedom—for himself, his friends, and someday for his homeland. On a
cold autumn night, the group makes their dash for freedom north of the
border.
The fugitives endure a series of difficult wilderness challenges
while pursued by the ruthless camp guards. They weave through dense
forest, scale cliffs, swim through the bitterly cold lakes, and
otherwise try simply to survive. Pushing his friends to the breaking
point, Penn guides the fugitives through a harsh, but ironically
beautiful, backdrop of amazing Northwoods scenery. Adversity and loss
abound, all while an unexpected physical attraction leads to a
burgeoning love story. Should any of them survive to reach the border,
will the freedom found equal all that they expected?
While helping clean his father’s garage, Donovan Klass opens a
long-forgotten box containing a collection of videos, photographs and
diaries belonging to his late mother, Marilyn. Was his parents’ marriage
ideal as Donovan believed? What stories will those mementos – and an
unrelated yet long-buried secret – reveal?
