Storm-Bound; Or, a Vacation Among the Snow Drifts

Fourteen miles from civilization and the snow is rising. A group of scouts from Hickory Ridge set out for a winter visit to a friend's scientific uncle, expecting nothing more strenuous than a good hike through the countryside. But when the trail vanishes beneath shifting drifts and wrong turns accumulate, the boys find themselves battling something far graver than sore shoulders: a deepening freeze with no shelter in sight. Elmer Chenowith, George Robbins, and their friends must draw on every trick of their training - map-reading, improvised shelter, shared rations - as the short winter daylight drains away. What follows is a test not just of scouting skills but of friendship under pressure, of courage that trembles but does not break. Written in the tradition of turn-of-the-century boys' adventure fiction, this novel captures the rugged appeal of wilderness survival and the fierce loyalty of friends who refuse to leave anyone behind. For readers who grew up on Hardy Boys and Enid Blyton, or anyone who loves a story where ordinary kids prove extraordinary when the stakes are real.