Examines the true story of Chris Mc Candless, a young man, who in 1992 walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness & whose SOS note & emaciated corpse were found four months later. This book explores the obsession which leads some people to explore the outer limits of self, leave civilization behind & seek enlightenment through solitude. ...

Drama based on the true story of Christopher Mc Candless, a young man who left his middle class existence to live in the Alaskan wilderness. Giving up his home, family, & all possessions bar the few he carries on his back, Mc Candless (Emile Hirsch) embarks on a journey through America. His ultimate goal is to reach the wilds of Alaska, to spend time with untamed nature, away from the obligations & relationships of the modern world. In the months leading up to his ' Great Alaskan Adventure' his travels take him on a journey of self-discovery, where he learns to appreciate the world around him & to reflect on his troubled upbringing. When he reaches Alaska he finds he is ill prepared for the hardships to come. After making it through a tough winter he prepares to return home in spring, only to find the stream he crossed in the snow has become an impassable raging torrent & that he is trapped... ...

Drama based on the true story of Christopher Mc Candless, a young man who left his middle class existence to live in the Alaskan wilderness. Giving up his home, family, & all possessions bar the few he carries on his back, Mc Candless (Emile Hirsch) embarks on a journey through America. His ultimate goal is to reach the wilds of Alaska, to spend time with untamed nature, away from the obligations & relationships of the modern world. In the months leading up to his ' Great Alaskan Adventure' his travels take him on a journey of self-discovery, where he learns to appreciate the world around him & to reflect on his troubled upbringing. When he reaches Alaska he finds he is ill prepared for the hardships to come. After making it through a tough winter he prepares to return home in spring, only to find the stream he crossed in the snow has become an impassable raging torrent & that he is trapped... ...

Taking inspiration from numerous fairytales & weaving them into a story, this novel is about three sisters: Storm, Aurora & Anything Eden who are accidentally orphaned & left to fend for themselves. Dr De Wilde, a scar-faced gentleman is after a tiny little musical pipe that Storm has inherited, & he'll stop at nothing to get it. ...

Take 2 is a brilliant new series that will focus mainly on Science, History or Geography, in addition to Literacy. Each non-fiction reader has a fiction partner on a linked theme. Into Thin Air (Fiction
- literacy) is partnered with Stowaway (Fact
- History).

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