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 **//**Into The Wild**// by Jon Krakauer (located @ 979.8 K in the East High Library Alaska Collection) Chris McCandless is a young man who's future is pretty much planned out for him by his parents- the college he goes to and the career path he will follow. He is adventurous and wants to explore the world he learns about in books and he doesn't get along with his parents. Chris wants to be different and take a journey to Alaska so he packs up and leaves his boring life behind. On the way to Alaska he travels to many places in various ways and meets different people upon whom he has a big impact. Author Krakauer was inspired to write a book informing readers about Chris’s story, his many journeys and what he had to endure to reach his happiness. How far will one go to find their happiness and freedom? Pick up Into The Wild to find out.
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I enjoyed this book because it inspires me to work harder for my happiness and not for someone else's happiness. Chris does a lot for what makes him happy and I think this is a great story for people that want to find their happiness and want to be inspired. Chris's idea of happiness and freedom is a little bit crazy to some, but to others, it's genius and brave. NM (4-23-10)