Call of the Wild

A CHANGE OF HEART At the tender age of fourteen, Annie had firmly decided that she preferred Monopoly to fishing, a bubble bath to lake swimming, soap operas and junk food to roughing it and camp cookouts. How could her father have enrolled her in program Upward Reach, a six-week trip in the rugged California mountains? Soon she was fishing in streams, scrambling up mountains, kayaking down rapids. How could anyone find pleasure from such experiences? Well . . . there are a number of ways: enjoying the countryside; learning more about nature; developing new skills. . . . And possible . . . just possibly . . . having a friendly, handsome guy just the right age give you a few pointers. [text from book jacket]