20.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
Tyson is determined to hunt an elk even if it means sneaking his grandpa out of a nursing home in a debut novel sparked with dry wit and wilderness adventure. Thirteen-year-old Tyson loves hanging out with his roughneck Grandpa Gene, who s a lot more fun than Tyson s ex best friend, Brighton. These days
Tyson is determined to hunt an elk even if it means sneaking his grandpa out of a nursing home in a debut novel sparked with dry wit and wilderness adventure. Thirteen-year-old Tyson loves hanging out with his roughneck Grandpa Gene, who s a lot more fun than Tyson s ex best friend, Brighton. These days, Bright just wants to be seen with the cool jocks who make fun of Tyson s Taylor Swift obsession and dorky ways. So when Grandpa Gene has to move to a nursing home that can manage his kidney disease, Tyson feels like he s losing his only friend. Not only that, but Tyson was counting on Grandpa Gene to take him on his first big hunt. So in defiance of Mom and Dad s strict orders, and despite reports of a scary, stalking, man-eating grizzly named Sandy, the two sneak off to the Grand Tetons. Yes, there will be action, like shooting and dressing a six-hundred-pound elk. Is Tyson tough enough? There will be heart-pounding suspense: is Grandpa Gene too sick to handle the hunt, miles away from help? And, oh yes, there "will "be bears. . . ."
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