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Mysteries in Our National Parks #5
The Hunted
Grizzly cubs are missing from Montana?s Glacier National Park, and the Landon family is there to help figure out why. But for 12-year-old Jack, the real mystery is his sister Ashley?s strange behavior. What was she doing in the woods alone so early in the morning? And why did she lie to their parents? Challenging Ashley, Jack discovers she has been sneaking food to a 10-year-old runaway from Mexico. After listening to Miguel?s story, Jack decides to help too. The compelling plot builds to a spine-chilling climax as the kids run for their lives, desperately trying to escape an enraged mother grizzly who holds the key to the park?s present mystery. Includes a detailed park map.
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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About the author
Gloria Skurzynski
90 books30 followers"May you live in interesting times."
That ambiguous wish was not meant to be kind, because interesting times can be difficult. You and I certainly live in interesting times - dangerous, challenging, and fascinating.
My parents were born just before the start of the twentieth century; my youngest grandchild arrived in this century's final decade. The years in between have been the most dynamic in the history of the human race. Technical knowledge has exploded; so has the Earth's human population. We can create almost anything, yet each day we lose parts of our planet that can never be replaced.
I'm greedy: I want to write about all of it - the history, the grief, joy, and excitement of being human in times past; the cutting-edge inventions of times almost here.
--from the author's website
Gloria Skurzynski has also co-written books with her daughter Alane Ferguson.
That ambiguous wish was not meant to be kind, because interesting times can be difficult. You and I certainly live in interesting times - dangerous, challenging, and fascinating.
My parents were born just before the start of the twentieth century; my youngest grandchild arrived in this century's final decade. The years in between have been the most dynamic in the history of the human race. Technical knowledge has exploded; so has the Earth's human population. We can create almost anything, yet each day we lose parts of our planet that can never be replaced.
I'm greedy: I want to write about all of it - the history, the grief, joy, and excitement of being human in times past; the cutting-edge inventions of times almost here.
--from the author's website
Gloria Skurzynski has also co-written books with her daughter Alane Ferguson.
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July 7, 2018
The Hunted is a fascinating adventure. It's genre is mystery/adventure. It starts as a mystery because Jack and Ashley's family is trying to find out what is happening to grizzly cubs in Glacier National Park. But it turns into an adventure when Jack and Ashley find a Mexican boy (Miguel) who has crossed the Mexico-U.S. border three times, two out of three times he has been caught and sent back. The adventure begins when the trio stumbles over a duo of poachers tranquilizing a mother grizzly and her two cubs. My favorite character is Miguel because he is brave. Specifically, he crosses the border three times by himself without food or water just to get to Seattle. My favorite quote is "She's firing rubber bullets and firecracker rounds they won't hurt the bear." This quote relieved me because the park ranger wasn't shooting the bear with real bullets. If you care about the enviorment and helping it, then this is the book for you.
~ K.Shoe 7YO
~ K.Shoe 7YO
November 29, 2019
Read as a possible gift for a 10-year-old. Kids will enjoy the adventure and “kids as heroes” in this book. There were a couple of places where I was on the edge of my seat! It did not teach as much about Glacier as I was hoping, however.
August 30, 2018
3.5 a fun action/mystery set in Glacier NP.
November 23, 2020
Grizzlies in Glacier, poachers, and a boy from Mexico on his own, make this informative book a page turner!
July 25, 2025
Not a mystery. Not realistic. I was frustrated through so much of it.
December 7, 2019
This book is called The Hunted: A Mystery In Glacier National Park and is written by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson. Gloria Skurzynski is an American writer who writes books about fiction and non-fiction. Alane Ferguson is an award winning author and received an Edgar awards in the early 90s for her creation "Show Me the Evidence". In fact, these two authors are actually related. Gloria is the mother of Alane, which shows that Alane followed in her mothers footsteps to become an author. The theme in the story I'd say would have to be the importance of protecting your own and your surroundings.
The story was about these siblings, Jack and Ashley. They are going on a road trip with their family to find out about a bear problem, which would be the decline in population. As they are on the road they stop to camp and rest for awhile. Their parents went to go find out about the bear problem and advises for Jack and Ashley to stay at the campground. Of course they aren't going to listen, or one of them at least. Ashley disappears, disobeying her parents and Jack goes off the find his sister. But, when he does find her she is not alone. My favorite part was when the kids (Jack and Ashley) actually do something about that bear problem because it seemed like no one was going to do it, or at least be concerned about it. My least favorite part was when Jack and Ashley stumble upon an immigrant named Miguel because not only they have a bear problem so solve, they also have to help him as well so that something extra they have to do.
The mains characters as you've probably would have guessed by now are Jack and Ashley. They are believable because they did everything they can to help along the way with that bear problem. This is hard but I would have to say Ashley would be my favorite character. She is my favorite character because she noticed the decline and decided to make a change and its something not a lot of kids would do. I cant really relate to any of the characters or the experience because to be honest, I don't go out of my way to save animals...unless its a dog.
I somewhat liked the book because some parts of it were just naturally boring and I would sometimes zone out. But then there would be other parts that were interesting and it kept me engaged to reading it more. I would recommend this book to someone who likes character who explore and uncover mystery and solves them because it would be really interesting to them.
The story was about these siblings, Jack and Ashley. They are going on a road trip with their family to find out about a bear problem, which would be the decline in population. As they are on the road they stop to camp and rest for awhile. Their parents went to go find out about the bear problem and advises for Jack and Ashley to stay at the campground. Of course they aren't going to listen, or one of them at least. Ashley disappears, disobeying her parents and Jack goes off the find his sister. But, when he does find her she is not alone. My favorite part was when the kids (Jack and Ashley) actually do something about that bear problem because it seemed like no one was going to do it, or at least be concerned about it. My least favorite part was when Jack and Ashley stumble upon an immigrant named Miguel because not only they have a bear problem so solve, they also have to help him as well so that something extra they have to do.
The mains characters as you've probably would have guessed by now are Jack and Ashley. They are believable because they did everything they can to help along the way with that bear problem. This is hard but I would have to say Ashley would be my favorite character. She is my favorite character because she noticed the decline and decided to make a change and its something not a lot of kids would do. I cant really relate to any of the characters or the experience because to be honest, I don't go out of my way to save animals...unless its a dog.
I somewhat liked the book because some parts of it were just naturally boring and I would sometimes zone out. But then there would be other parts that were interesting and it kept me engaged to reading it more. I would recommend this book to someone who likes character who explore and uncover mystery and solves them because it would be really interesting to them.
April 4, 2014
This is a fast read about a family that goes to visit Glacier National Park so the parents can investigate the recent decrease in the bear cub population. It wasn't amazing but I enjoyed it probably since I've been to Glacier and have a soft spot for educational books. Although, I wouldn't call this a mystery since it tells who the villains are in the prologue.
July 29, 2015
We read this on the way to Glacier Park, and the kids liked the view of the park and the perspective on bears. We stopped by the Quartz creek campsite where the action occurred. Overall the book was great park info and a so-so mystery.
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September 11, 2007Skurzynski, Gloria and Ferguson, Alane
March 27, 2009
Exciting mystery in Glacier National Park. i didn't know anything about this park, so it is exciting to read these books.
November 25, 2009
Involves bears and bear attacks (Nothing gory or graphic but bears are scary). Do not read just before bed (like I did).
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May 17, 2010F SKU mionp bk.5
May 9, 2011
I'm liking this series (but it's for kids, not such good reading for adults)! I want to buy the rest of them!
February 23, 2016
Read this because my kids were and I was bored. Mildly amusing.
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