She has written many bestselling novels. The book is about Buck, a dog … In Wild, she describes her journey from despair to transcendence with honesty, humor, and heart-cracking poignancy. 898 Ratings. Sarah Beth Durst has woven another fun and fantastical tale in "Out of the Wild" that was just as good, if not better, than its prequel "Into the Wild." Out of the Wild. P POSTCARD RECEIVED BY WAYNE WESTERBERG IN CARTHAGE, SOUTH DAKOTA Jim Gallien had driven four miles out of Fairbanks when he spotted the hitchhiker standing in the snow beside the road, thumb raised high, shivering in the gray Alaska dawn. Ever since twelve-year-old Julie Marchen helped defeat the fairy-tale world of the Wild, life's been about as normal as can be—for a girl whose brother is Puss-in-Boots and whose mom is Rapunzel. Alex. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. For him, this means pulling a ridiculously heavy sled through miles and miles of frozen ice with little or nothing to eat and frequent beatings—yeah, dog slavery is no joke. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life. Directed by Sean Penn. Into the Wild ist ein US-amerikanischer Spielfilm aus dem Jahr 2007 von Sean Penn, der auf der gleichnamigen Reportage von Jon Krakauer basiert und das Leben von Christopher McCandless zeigt. Ms. Balliet is winner of a Book Sense Book of the Year award and an Edgar Award winner. Out of the Wild: 7 Years in the New Zealand Wilderness is a nonfiction adventure memoir written by Charlie Paterson. Either way, the Wild is back, and Julie's got to save the world from it. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review “A lyrical, suspenseful ghost story and a love letter to Nantucket… Hand this to strong readers who enjoy being transported to another place and … the setting of this book is a windless November on the Island of Nantucket. Never in all his life had he been so vilely treated, and never in all his life had he been so angry. The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. I now walk into the wild. Other ways to help include digitizing, proofreading and formatting, recording audio books, or reporting errors. Out of the Wild Night is a ghost story by Blue Balliett. Along the way meets people that were so fascinated by him and his ideas. Menu Book Review: Out of the Wild 12 June 2008 on bookreview, children's books, fairy tales, fantasy, young adult books. Not the standard romantic wilderness tale, Out of the Wild is a very honest, warts and all, account of one young man’s unique life journey, striving to survive for seven years in a very remote rainforest location on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island at Jamestown Bay in the World Heritage Fiordland National Park; three days’ walk away from the nearest road end.