If you (or your child) likes “Hatchet” or “My Side of the Mountain”, try this book.

What did bother me was the adult narrator’s pronunciation of “Bangor.” It’s “BANG-gore.” And I’ve always heard “Fendler” pronounced just how it looks “FEND-ler.” The narrator says “FIN-ler”. That is the whole vocabulary list you need to remember. Donn used the term “Christmas” for surprise rather than a swear word. “Reefer” is coat, “Dungarees” are blue jeans (the word my grandfather always used for them). I listened this time waiting for words that would have affected my listen. This event happened and the book published over eighty years ago - of course the language is different. I don’t understand the review that said the out of date language was a problem. Fendler used to visit Maine schoolrooms and talk to the children about his experiences and I’ve always wished I could have gone to one of those talks. If anything, I feel for this little boy more now that I’m an adult and more firmly understand what could have been. I read it first forty years ago and it hasn’t lost any of its magic since then.

You may be kind of curious about why we have not had a movie about Fendler's story before now.Most children in Maine schools have to read Lost on a Mountain in Maine - the story of Donn Fendler is very familiar here. Co, Somersworth, N.H., c1978, under title: Donn Fendler, lost on a mountain in Maine Accelerated Reader MG 4.5 3 Accelerated Reader MG 4. We are moving forward with filming this summer and will have more details for you soon as we lock in our cast and the rest of the creative team that will help bring this film to life. A twelve-year-old describes his nine-day struggle to survive after being separated from his companions in the mountains of Maine in 1939 Originally published by New Hampshire Pub. We've partnered up with some really great people including the folks at Balboa Productions (Sylvester Stallone's production company) who believe in Donn's story just as much as we do. However, it looks like the story will live on in the form of a movie!!Īccording to a post on the book's Facebook page, film maker Ryan Cook says they are now able to proceed with the production of a movie about Donn's journey. Sadly, he passed away in October of 2016, at the age of 90. Nearly every Maine student either read the book or had the book read to them.Īnd, back in the day, Fendler used to visit schools across the state to tell the story in his own words and to answer the questions of students. His story was chronicled in a book titled 'Lost On A Mountain In Maine'.

At the age of 12, he spent over a week, all by himself, making his way down off Mount Katahdin. If you grew up in the State of Maine, there i a good chance you know the story of Donn Fendler. Hopefully, they will announce a release date soon. We'll continue to provide updates when we get them. We can’t believe we actually get to say this… we’ve finished principal photography on Lost on a Mountain in Maine! We can’t thank our cast and crew enough for spending four incredible weeks in the woods with us.

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