deathwatch

Deathwatch by Robb White ISBN: 0-440-91740-9 ©1972 220 pages

Good sections to read aloud: pp. 18-19 when Madec shoots a human, not a bighorn

Summary: Ben is hired to go out hunting bighorn with a man he has never met before. As soon as he is alone with him, he is just counting the hours and days until he can be away from him. Madec, the man, is very arrogant and has a lot of money and tries to though it Ben’s way when things go very wrong. Ben won’t accept it, and wants to do “what is right.” Madec forces Ben into a situation of survival vs. death. If Ben can make it out of the desert with just his underwear on, he lives. Ben knows he has little hope of making the 35-65 mile trek out of the desert with no clothing, no shoes, no water and no food, but the alternative is getting shot by Madec. Will he make it? Madec sure doesn’t want him to!

YA fiction-- survival/adventure; hunting; murder

© Jennifer Lang-WDMS-2006