Will he make it to his camp or be found by the others? Then he takes a wrong turn that leaves him alone to wander aimlessly for nine days in the empty mountain wilderness. Donn falls down an embankment that hides him from sight. Unfortunately, a thick, fast-moving fog obscures the path. Henry cautions him against doing so and remains with Mr. Donn gets cold and decides to find his own way back to camp rather than wait for the rest. Henry and Donn run ahead and meet another climber, Charles Austin, minister with the Church of All Nations in New York City, NY.

Katahdin, at 5268 feet the highest peak in the state of Maine, with his father, brothers Tom and Ryan, and guide Henry Condon. In this true story, Donn Fendler is a twelve-year-old boy in 1939. Box 1111, Camden, ME 04843 reissued in 1992 by Beech Tree Books, a division of William Morrow and Company Inc., 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York City, NY 10019). Co., Somersworth, NH republished in 1978 by Picton Press, P. Lost on a Mountain in Maine (originally published in c. No other compensation has been received for the reviews posted on Home School Book Review.įor more information e-mail Donn C. (1=nothing objectionable 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms 3=some cursing or profanity 4=a lot of cursing or profanity 5=obscenity and/or vulgarity)ĭisclosure: Any books donated for review purposes are in turn donated to a library. Publisher: Beech Tree Books, republished in 1992 It’s short, exciting, and true.Author: Donn C.

If you (or your child) likes “Hatchet” or “My Side of the Mountain”, try this book. What did bother me was the adult narrator’s pronunciation of “Bangor.” It’s “BANG-gore.” And I’ve always heard “Fendler” pronounced just how it looks “FEND-ler.” The narrator says “FIN-ler”. That is the whole vocabulary list you need to remember. Donn used the term “Christmas” for surprise rather than a swear word. “Reefer” is coat, “Dungarees” are blue jeans (the word my grandfather always used for them). I listened this time waiting for words that would have affected my listen. This event happened and the book published over eighty years ago - of course the language is different. I don’t understand the review that said the out of date language was a problem. Fendler used to visit Maine schoolrooms and talk to the children about his experiences and I’ve always wished I could have gone to one of those talks. If anything, I feel for this little boy more now that I’m an adult and more firmly understand what could have been. I read it first forty years ago and it hasn’t lost any of its magic since then. Most children in Maine schools have to read Lost on a Mountain in Maine - the story of Donn Fendler is very familiar here.

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