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Lost on the Road to Nowhere Kindle Edition

by Scott Fowler (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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"Lost on the Road to Nowhere" is a family-friendly adventure, recommended for anyone ages 8 and up. In this fast-paced story, four children are stranded all alone in the North Carolina wilderness. They face an untold number of miles of deserted road between them and the medical help they desperately need to find for their parents, who have been badly injured in a wreck on Christmas Eve. As the three brothers and their baby sister climb out of that wrecked car, leave their trapped parents behind and begin an unforgettable journey, they must rely on one another more than they ever have before. They must plan together. They must improvise when they encounter dangerous bears, nightfall and a mysterious old woman. With snow on the ground and time running out, the four children must find a way off the road to nowhere if they are going to rescue their parents – and save themselves.

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I originally wrote a shorter version of "Lost on the Road to Nowhere" as a Christmas present for my four children. I would read them a chapter each night before bed, often taking a ballpoint pen with me to mark out passages that sounded awkward when read aloud. After showing the original version of the book to some others I trust, I decided to expand it and publish it for a wider audience.
The book has been studied in several elementary schools because of its lessons on teamwork, perseverance and overcoming sibling rivalry. Although it is set on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in the North Carolina mountains, it is not only a Christmas story, but a tale of adventure that can be read at any time of the year. I am most gratified when I talk to children about the book, for they are the most honest and enthusiastic audience that any author could ever want.

About the Author

Scott Fowler is an award-winning sports columnist with The Charlotte Observer newspaper and the father of four children. A 1987 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Fowler grew up in Spartanburg, S.C., and has lived most of his life in the Carolinas. He has authored or co-authored five nonfiction sports books. This is his first work of juvenile fiction and was inspired by his own children.
More of his work -- and more about this book, including its first chapter -- can be found on his personal website: ScottFowlerSports.com.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0073VOYYM
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 30, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 475 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 122 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,177,980 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,025 in Children's Siblings Books (Kindle Store)
- #8,371 in Children's Siblings Books (Books)

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Scott Fowler is an author as well as a national award-winning sports columnist for The Charlotte Observer, the largest newspaper in the Carolinas. He has written for the Observer and its website since 1994.

Scott's latest book was recently released and co-authored with visual journalist Jeff Siner. Called "Sports Legends of the Carolinas,” it is a coffee-table book filled with more than 100 photographs and exclusive interviews with 33 sports icons like Steph Curry, Roy Williams, Mike Krzyzewski, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Dawn Staley.

In 2018, Scott hosted the eight-part podcast "Carruth," which recounted the story of former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth and his pregnant girlfriend, the late Cherica Adams, and revealed startling new information about the case and its aftermath. The podcast was named "Best Podcast of the Year" by Sports Illustrated for 2018, cracked the Top 20 on the iTunes "most-downloaded" chart for all podcasts and is still available for free wherever you get your favorite podcasts by searching "Carruth."

Scott's novel for children, called "Lost on the Road to Nowhere," is the fictional adventure of four children stranded in the North Carolina woods in the aftermath of a car wreck. It is family-friendly, very funny and recommended for ages 8 and up.

He has also written several other books about both the Carolina Panthers and UNC basketball history. A native of Spartanburg, S.C., Scott graduated with a journalism degree from the UNC-Chapel Hill, where he also served as sports editor of the beloved campus newspaper "The Daily Tar Heel."

Scott's newspaper work has won more than two dozen national awards. He has made several appearances on ESPN and was also on camera as part of HBO's "Tobacco Road" documentary on the UNC-Duke basketball rivalry. Scott was also featured in 2019 in a documentary on the Rae Carruth murder case, which was part of BET's "Murder in the Thirst" series.

Scott and his wife Elise have four children and live in North Carolina. Visit his Twitter page: @scott_fowler.

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BookGirl

Wonderful Story of Adventure for Kids and Adults

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2012

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My 10 year old son and I both read this book. This book was well written, funny, full of adventure, and courage! Having traveled down one of those "Roads to Nowhere" in the NC mountains ourselves, we could both totally relate to the obstacles the kids in this story had to face. We quickly got lost in the story and could not put it down until we knew how it ended! A GREAT READ for all ages. We look forward to more adventures with the "Fowler Four"!!

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Virginia Gerhardt

great little story

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2013

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As a parent of four children, I would hope that mine would work together so well in such a situation. This will be a must read for them as they get older!

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2023

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This book by Mr Fowler is about a wonderful Christmas miracle. It is targeted for older children though I enjoyed it as well. I gifted the book to my daughter, son-in-law, grandson(10), and granddaughter(8). They decided to read it aloud as a family over 3 nights but finished it in 2 as they were enthralled with the story and couldn’t wait to get to the end. I highly recommend this book, especially for the holiday season.

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Lindy

Good reading for children as well as adults

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2012

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This work of fiction is a small book from the viewpoint of an eleven year old. It reads as if the accident and quest to get help actually happened, and that an eleven year old is really telling about it. The story moves along at a pace that will hold children's attention throughout.

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2019

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This really is a great book. A quick read too. I want to check and see if the author has any more books to read

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2014

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Very pleasant to read. Inspirational and very encouraging. The story held you from beginning to end and really just warms the heart

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Pops

Purchased it to read to my grandkids

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2013

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I heard Scott Fowler on David Chadwick's radio program talking about the book. I thought it would be fun to read it to my grandkids when they came to visit us in Charlotte.

Great decision. They loved it. I only read a couple of chapters a night. They didn't want to stop but it gave us something to look forward to for several nights. Wonderful story, with action sufficient to keep their attention. Their mother read it in one sitting and thought it was a true story. Thanks Scott! Looking forward to more for kids.

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2013

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This story was innteresting but it was not so original. I've heard different versions of this tale many times before