title: Jack London's Call of the Wild: A Choose Your Path Book (Can You Survive?)
author:  Ryan Jacobson 
description: <b>Ryan Jacobson</b> is an author and presenter. He has written nearly 50 books, including picture books, graphic novels, chapter books, and <i>Choose Your Path</i> books. He is a keynote speaker and has performed at countless schools, writing conferences, and special events, sharing his knowledge of books and storytelling. Ryan lives in rural Minnesota with his wife and two sons. For more about the author, visit him at AuthorRyanJacobson.com.
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  The Wilds
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Richard Laymon
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Wilds copyright ( c ) 1998 by Richard Laymon
  
  
  All right reserved.
  
  
  
  
  
  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are
  either the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is
  entirely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This tale is dedicated to
  
  
  Algernon Blackwood
  
  
  with special thanks for
  
  
  “The Willows” and “The Wendigo”
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  June 16
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  I guess I’m all set to go. First thing in the morning, it’s off to the wilds.
  
  
  Fun and games.
  
  
  I don’t know why I’m doing it. To get over Cora, maybe. Or maybe it’s just to
  torture myself. Who ever knows about this stuff anyway? The thing is, we had
  it planned for a month. The day after finals, we’d drive to Lost River
  Wilderness Area and spend five days back