The Courage Test

In this middle grade novel by James Preller, a father and son journey along the Lewis and Clark Trail—from Fort Mandan to the shining sea—offering readers a genre-bending blend of American history, thrilling action, and the personal discovery that comes with facing an illness.

Will has no choice. His father, a professor of American history, drags him along on a wilderness adventure in the footsteps of the legendary explorers Lewis and Clark—whether he likes it or not. All the while, Will sen...