Fort
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4.5 • 8 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Two boys. One awesome fort. A summer they'll never forget.
Eleven-year-old Wyatt and his friend Augie are having the best summer of their lives. They've built an incredible fort in the woods, where they spend their days fishing, hunting, cooking over a campfire, and sleeping under the stars. But when two older boys mess with their fort—and with another kid who can't fight back—Wyatt and Augie are forced to launch Operation Doom, with unexpected results for all concerned.
In this thrilling middle grade novel, award-winning author Cynthia DeFelice tells a story of friendship, revenge, and standing up for yourself, even in the face of daunting odds. Fort is a funny and heartfelt adventure that will resonate with any reader who's ever had to face down a bully. It's a summer Wyatt and Augie will never forget, and one that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the final page.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Three pairs of buddies are the principal players in DeFelice's straightforward story: 11-year-old Wyatt and his summer pal Augie, Augie's Uncle Heindel and auto-parts-shop/junkyard owner Al, and older bullies J.R. and Morrie. City boy Wyatt spends summers in upstate New York with his father, whose college teaching schedule keeps him conveniently on the sidelines, giving Wyatt and Augie plenty of time for biking, fishing, hunting squirrels, and exploring the woods, where they build a fort using materials from Al's junkyard. Protecting the fort soon becomes a challenge: is it a local mentally disabled teenager or J.R. and Morrie who are vandalizing it? DeFelice (Wild Life) smoothly advances the plot to a satisfying climax and conclusion, while engagingly developing the relationship between Wyatt, Augie, and the older men, whose low-key support provides just the right amount of guidance for this adventuresome, good-hearted, but never goody-goody pair. Wyatt is a sympathetic narrator with a realistic blend of thoughtfulness and daring; DeFelice's secondary characters are well developed and add pleasing dimension to this summer tale. Ages 8 12.
