J,

Thanks for the kind words.  You're right that the target audience is a little lower.  It's young adult, which is a general age group from about 12-25.  Twelve might be a bit too young, but middle school to high school age is perfect.  I like to think it's a bit like The Hunger Games in that parents can hopefully enjoy it as much as their kids.

About Penn, we have some similarities.  I'm a long time fisherman and Boy Scout leader, so the wilderness survivalist aspects are something I'm pretty familiar with.  Also, neither of us really like to be told what to do.  But I could never be Penn.  He's a natural born leader, and I'd be a lot slower to take charge.  Maybe he's someone I'd want to be like.

By the way, very cool that you followed along with maps.  I've given thought to making some sort of map on my website or facebook page, but didn't want to maybe spoil the story by posting everywhere they went. 

Feel free to like/visit my pages sometime if you want to stay connected. 

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Thanks again!
-Chris