Drone Chase - by Pam Withers (Paperback)

About the Book

When his orphan bear cub goes missing, sixteen-year-old drone enthusiast Ray McLellan decides to use his airborne spying skills to find it. Little does he know that the bear-poaching gang operating in the surrounding forest has drones too -- and a cold welcome for those who would attempt to take them down.

Book Synopsis

Ray will need every ounce of his drone skills and outdoor smarts to recover his missing bear cub before poachers get to it first.

When his orphan bear cub goes missing, sixteen-year-old drone enthusiast Ray McLellan decides to use his airborne spying skills to find it. Little does he know that an evil bear-poaching gang operating in the surrounding forest has drones, too -- and a cold welcome for those who would attempt to take them down.

As a New York City kid recently forced to move to the Great Bear Rainforest by his parents, Ray doesn't have a lifetime of outdoor instincts or familiarity with the valley and its wildlife. That makes him very different from his grumpy grandfather, who -- like his new school friends -- berates his city-kid uselessness at every opportunity. Can Ray use his drones and smarts to prove himself, find his cub, and expose what's going on in the woods?

Review Quotes

Drone Chase is a character-driven, first-person adventure story that would appeal to both readers looking for mystery or action and to those with an interest in dramatic character-driven plots.-- "CM: Canadian Review of Materials"

Like any great survival story for reluctant readers, this kicks off with high adrenaline in a chapter-one bear attack and keeps on climbing ... This is an adventure to sink your claws into.-- "Booklist"

May appeal to adventure-seekers.-- "School Library Journal"

A great choice for filling the dearth of realistic adventure novels for the middle-school crowd.-- "School Library Journal, for Tracker's Canyon"

Middle and high school students will appreciate this fast-paced adventure tale for the action alone.-- "VOYA, for Tracker's Canyon"

Pam Withers delivers a taut, well-crafted story that's sometimes funny, often suspenseful and always gripping. Drone Chase grabs readers by the throat and doesn't let go until the last page is turned.-- "David A. Poulsen, author of And Then the Sky Exploded"

An absolutely riveting story.-- "Shelley Hrdlitschka, author of The Grizzlies of Grouse Mountain"

About the Author

Pam Withers is an award-winning author of over twenty young adult novels, including Red Maple nominees Tracker's Canyon and Stowaway, and two non-fiction books. She lives in Vancouver.