After clearing enough forest to build a log cabin for their new home, Pa
returns east to fetch the rest of the family, while young brothers
Daniel and Will stay behind to watch the land. Pa had planned to return
within six weeks . . . but something must have gone wrong. Now the boys
must survive the winter with only a few supplies and their ability to
invent and improvise. But are they alone in the woods? Jean Van
Leeuwen's engrossing novel of pioneer survival is based on a true
incident.