Visit the new Graphic Guide Adventures website for updates on this new series, sneak peaks at the Mike Deas’ sketches and much more!
Wild Ride
Devin, Nadia and Marcus are on their way to visit their parents who are working to stop a logging company from clear-cutting a remote valley.
When their plane crashes and the pilot is killed, the kids are left to survive in the wild with Wiley, an environment ministry bureaucrat and the only other passenger on the plane.
Learning to build a shelter and make a fire in the woods, they discover that Wiley is not all that he seems and will do anything to stop his secret getting out.
On the run and in mortal danger, the three must outrun Wiley, escape a raging forest fire and outwit a hungry grizzly bear to make it to safety.
Combining pulse-pounding adventure and survival skills in a colorful graphic novel format, Graphic Guides are sure to be a hit with young readers. Wild Ride is illustrated by Michael Deas and packed with survival tips including how to build a fire and set a broken limb.
Praise for Wild Ride:
” . . . the easy-to-follow survival adventure will engage reluctant readers, especially ones curious about survival skills. Deas’ full-color art is packed with action . . .”
Booklist, January 1, 2008
“ Fans of graphic novels will like the edgy, clever illustrations and the zippy back-and-forth dialogue . . .[readers] will certainly enjoy this fast-paced, well-drawn story.”
Quill and Quire, December 2007
“For those (and there certainly are many) upper elementary and middle school students who have been caught up in the graphic novel craze, Wild Ride will provide them with the excitement, artwork, drama and, very importantly, the reading ease that they are looking for.
Recommended.”
Canadian Materials Magazine, Nov 9, 2007
Visit the Graphic Guide Adventures website for more sneak peaks and other goodies.
Learn more about Wild Ride at Orca Book Publishers.
Coming Fall 2008:
