Terror at Bottle Creek (Paperback)

Terror at Bottle Creek by Watt Key is a harrowing survival story set in a gripping man vs. nature situation. This is Hatchet for the post-Katrina generation and it s sure to find an audience. --Booklist In this gritty realistic wilderness adventure thirteen-year-old Cort is caught in a battle against a Gulf Coast hurricane. Cort s father is a local expert on hunting and swamp lore in lower Alabama who has been teaching his son everything he knows. But when a deadly Category 3 storm makes landfall Cort must unexpectedly put all his skills--and bravery--to the test. One catastrophe seems to lead to another leaving Cort and two neighbor girls to face the storm as best they can. Amid miles of storm-thrashed wetlands filled with dangerous desperate wild animals it s up to Cort to win--or lose--the fight for their lives. This is a thrilling survivalist story by Watt Key the author of Alabama Moon Dirt Road Home and Hideout. This title has Common Core connections.