I'm currently reading The Haymeadow by Gary Paulsen. Every summer John Barron goes up with his dad and their handy man to the mountains to let their sheep graze. This year for John his father leaves him alone to take care of the sheep, dogs, and the horses. He faces many challenges dealing with the forces of nature.
After many encounters with coyotes, rattle snakes, and one fierce black bear, John finds a more independent and beautiful side to nature. He has to deal with inconveniences he had never thought could happen. He looses sheep, dogs and almost hope in being his great grandfather who came to the mountains with only a gun and two horses. John soon finds out that what he thought would be easy to do is not as easy as he thought. This book is ideal for readers with a good taste for survival and adventure.
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