Stay Alive The Journal of Douglas Al..., Rodman Philbrick
Stay Alive The Journal of Douglas Al..., Rodman Philbrick
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Stay Alive: The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds, The Donner Party Expedition, 1846

Author: Rodman Philbrick

Narrator: Andrew Eiden

Unabridged: 3 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/06/2022

Synopsis

The Newbery Honor-winning author of Wildfire and Freak the Mighty brings to life the excitement, danger, and horrors of the Donner Party's journey west."Soon we will eat the frozen cattle.... And then, when that is gone, what shall we eat?Shall we eat the snow? Shall we eat the ice? Shall we eat the bark on the frozen trees?What shall we eat?"Spring, 1846: Douglas Allen Deeds dreams of starting a new life out West. When the opportunity to join the Donner Party Expedition arises, he leaves the life he's known behind to set out on the nearly 2,000-mile trek from Independence, Missouri to sunny California.But progress is slow. Brutal heat, poisoned water, and rough terrain slows the expedition down. Soon they have a choice: continue on the known but grueling trail, or take a shortcut that would cut 350 miles from their journey-but take them through unknown territory. Is it worth the risk?Winter comes quickly in the mountains, and the wrong choice could leave them stranded in the Sierra Mountains when the snow comes, with no shelter, supplies, or food.

About Rodman Philbrick

Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick has written more than a dozen novels for young readers. In 1993, he published his first children's book, Freak the Mighty, which became an instant classic, and was made into a feature film. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg was a 2010 Newbery Honor Book. Philbrick's other acclaimed novels include Max the Mighty, The Young Man and the Sea, The Last Book in the Universe, Zane and the Hurricane, and Wildfire. Philbrick divides his time between Maine and the Florida Keys. You can learn more about him on his website: rodmanphilbrick.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by William on October 08, 2018

I read The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds: The Donner Party Expedition 1846 and it was written by Rodman Philbrick. The main characters are Douglas Allen Deeds and Edward Breen and his family. I found this book at the library. I asked the librarian where some good Western books were and she showed m......more

Goodreads review by Kelsey on December 12, 2015

Not my favorite in this series. I will get this out of the way first. When you think of the Donner party, typically you think of the cannibalism that the survivors used to survive. This IS a book designed for pre-teens so there are no graphic descriptions of the settlers eating their dead (thankfull......more

Goodreads review by Joe on May 20, 2022

The author does a very nice job in writing the journal of the fictional Douglas Deeds as a member of the Donner Party. Even though I knew how the story ends, their journey was brought alive in this book. It shows the bad choices, how close they came to making it, the heroism of a few, the survival m......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on April 19, 2022

3.5 ⭐️ for me / 4 ⭐️ for students......more

Goodreads review by Alex on April 05, 2022

I'm a big fan of this series and this book is decent, although not my favorite. It's a look into the life of a boy who was part of the Donner party which was rather unfortunate. You feel for the kid and it's a really good insight into what happened for kids. I think it does a good job of really illu......more

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