Bomba the Jungle Boy on Jaguar Island: Or, Adrift on the River of Mystery

The jungle has been Bomba's home since infancy, but a secret about his past has just surfaced, and now he must journey to Jaguar Island to uncover the truth about his father. Armed only with his wits, his machete, and the survival skills taught by the wild itself, Bomba navigates treacherous rivers and evades bloodthirsty headhunters who still remember the boy who escaped their village. His companion Cody Casson lies sick and vulnerable, trusting entirely in Bomba's strength and loyalty to keep them alive. As Bomba paddles toward a dangerous rendezvous with a mysterious man named Japazy, who holds the key to his family's dark history, the Amazon itself seems to conspire against him: storms rage, predators lurk, and every shadow could hide an enemy. This is a story about a boy who has never known civilization, raised by the jungle but searching for something the jungle cannot give him: an answer to who he really is. The fourth entry in Roy Rockwood's beloved Bomba series captures the pulp adventure spirit of 1927 at its purest, where courage means standing between your dying friend and a war party of headhunters, and where every paddle stroke carries you closer to either revelation or death.