Tracker's Canyon - by Pam Withers (Paperback)

About the Book

"Thanks to his dad's coaching, sixteen-year-old Tristan is one of the best climbers and trackers in his community. He can read footprints and bushes like they're security-camera footage, and fearlessly descend rock faces and waterfalls. So when his father disappears, leaving his mother too grief-stricken to function, the young canyoneer's life goes into freefall. Left in the hands of a well-meaning but incompetent uncle and a space-cadet housekeeper, Tristan finds life a struggle no matter how hard he works"--

Book Synopsis

Tristan is one of the best climbers and trackers around. So when his father disappears, the teen decides to enter Swallow Canyon to search for traces of his dad - only to realize that someone is out to get him. Who's stalking whom, and are his skills up to nasty games being played out in the deep, shadowy ravines?

Review Quotes

Tracker's Canyon is a story about truth, friendship, family and resilience. A good read.

A great choice for filling the dearth of realistic adventure novels for the middle-school crowd, and a solid mystery.

An important message is conveyed to a young reader who is given a good sense of the profound relationship between a son and his father.

Clues and revelations are well-plotted and the setting, cinematic. Descriptions of the extreme sport of canyoneering, a combination of rock climbing, cliff diving, and caving, are thrilling.

I had difficulty putting the book down. It is a story about what is true, how families work, friendship and courage in the face of danger. Worth the read!

Middle and high school students will appreciate this fast-paced adventure tale for the action alone.

About the Author

Pam Withers is an award-winning author of seventeen teen adventure novels, including First Descent and Andreo's Race, and two nonfiction books. She is a former outdoor guide, journalist, and editor. Pam lives in Vancouver.