Saving Cody

Wilder Boys #3

by Brandon Wallace

Two brothers fight to save their grandmother’s land from developers in the third “fun, fast-paced, crisp caper” (School Library Journal) of the Wilder Boys series.

When a run-in with the local bully means the boys risk losing their beloved dog, Cody, they hatch a plan to keep him safe. They’ll take him to live with their grandmother in the Sierra Nevada mountains. He’ll be safe there, and Grandma—who lives off the grid—will benefit from the companionship. But first they’ve got to figure out exactly where in the mountains she is.

Following clues left in postcards and pictures and using their keen senses of deduction and survival, they finally find her tract of land. But when they get there, they discover that a group of ill-intentioned developers is trying to bully her off her property. Do the boys have what it takes to outsmart the developers and save their grandmother’s beloved home?

Genres: Realistic Fiction, Middle Grade, Survival

205 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 3, 2023

Reviews

[X18JPIZZA · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.9 stars really good but just a little repetitive

[Eileen Winfrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Wilder brothers get into and argument with the class bully and their dog bites the bully’s leg. This sets off a string of questionable choices where the boys run across the northwest with their dog without telling their parents or their long lost grandmother (to whom they are running). Danger at every turn. Some survival skills, some lucky escapes, nothing very plausible but nothing terribly off putting either. Maybe a read-alike for Hatchet.

[Dolly K. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read, easy listening, wish kids today could be more like these two boys in nature, instead of on their phones or gaming devices!

[Jami Ellis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Neat story, but I wish I had read the two previous books in the series.

[Natalie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was the worst book of the series.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was just ok. As a science teacher, I enjoyed the mention of deforestation and water quality.

[Carrie G · Rating 4 out of 5]

I LOVE the "Home Alone" meets "Survivor" scene!