Explore with 15-year-old Joel Thatcher as he struggles through the hardships of his household, eventually leading to his prolonged journey in an effort to cross the state of California in search of a new, better home, journeying from a small town in southern California to San Francisco and back. Read as he survives for almost a year alone making new friends, learning from mistakes, surviving against mental struggles, and completing the ultimate challenge as he survives against the wilderness. This book is not a true story.
19 parts