It was supposed to be a simple rite of passage, not a test of Echo’s wilderness survival skills. Will his handmade hickory bow and lessons from his Native American teacher keep him alive?

The Orion family lives in the Pennsylvania Wilds, where they seek outdoor adventures and depend on the land for food and survival. Eleven-year-old Echo Orion is participating in a family tradition to become a “Sure Enough Mountain Man”, when things go horribly wrong. Alone in the wilderness and badly injured, Echo fights for his life along the gurgling waters of Young Woman’s Creek. To survive injury, starvation, and an attack by a vicious, rogue coyote, Echo relies on lessons from his backwoods teacher, a part Native American woman named Luna Woapalanne. Along the way, hidden deep in the forest, Echo secretly follows clues to solve a Native American mystery that will complete a missing link in old Luna’s murky past. Join Echo as he gains Luna’s trust and uses his knowledge of wilderness survival, bushcraft, and natural history to become a “Sure Enough Mountain Man”.

An engaging book for ages 5-8 and an epic wilderness adventure story for listeners 8-108! It teaches wilderness survival, wildlife conservation, bushcraft, and natural history through pause-resisting storytelling.