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Fogrunner
*Fogrunners The most amazing job in the Archipelago!
The adventure of running beneath the Fog. The opportunity to travel to any community on any island! The money, once you get there, to buy everything you want!
Sylvan knows that Fogrunners are an elite division of Navigators, the only ones who run solo through the Foglands, darting between the ridge-top islands, delivering urgent messages, vying with one another for record traverse times. But when he signs on as a goatherd to help Bernhardt Krummholz deliver a mysterious shipment of goods to the Capital, he quickly learns that Navigators aren’t just adventure athletes. They’re highly-trained map readers, efficient runners, and above all, decision makers. Slot Canyons, Floating Bogs, Braided Rivers, Pack-train Raiders. Everything was right there on the map...or was it?
This new book by Alaska writer and orienteer, Jen Jolliff offers both entertainment and learning for readers of any age and navigation ability. You'll come away from reading "Fogrunner" with a smile on your face and an increased understanding of map reading and good decision making. There's more than one route to your destiny; choose well!
The adventure of running beneath the Fog. The opportunity to travel to any community on any island! The money, once you get there, to buy everything you want!
Sylvan knows that Fogrunners are an elite division of Navigators, the only ones who run solo through the Foglands, darting between the ridge-top islands, delivering urgent messages, vying with one another for record traverse times. But when he signs on as a goatherd to help Bernhardt Krummholz deliver a mysterious shipment of goods to the Capital, he quickly learns that Navigators aren’t just adventure athletes. They’re highly-trained map readers, efficient runners, and above all, decision makers. Slot Canyons, Floating Bogs, Braided Rivers, Pack-train Raiders. Everything was right there on the map...or was it?
This new book by Alaska writer and orienteer, Jen Jolliff offers both entertainment and learning for readers of any age and navigation ability. You'll come away from reading "Fogrunner" with a smile on your face and an increased understanding of map reading and good decision making. There's more than one route to your destiny; choose well!
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Published November 13, 2023
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July 6, 2022
My favorite thing about this book is how empowering it is - how Sylvan's world keeps teaching him that there are many different paths and that you simply need to switch your thinking to find them.
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