Far North (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780380725366)

From the window of the small floatplane, fifteen-year-old Gabe Rogers is getting his first look at Canada's magnificent Northwest Territories with Raymond Providence, his roommate from boarding school. Below is the spectacular Nahanni River -- wall-to-wall whitewater racing between sheer cliffs and plunging over Virginia Falls. The pilot sets the plane down on the lake-like surface of the upper river for a closer look at the thundering falls. Suddenly the engine quits. The only sound is a dull roar downstream, as the Cessna drifts helplessly toward the falls . . .

With the brutal subarctic winter fast approaching, Gabe and Raymond soon find themselves stranded in Deadmen Valley. Trapped in a frozen world of moose, wolves, and bears, two boys from vastly different cultures come to depend on each other for their very survival.

Author: Will Hobbs
ISBN-10: 0380725363
ISBN-13: 9780380725366
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 09/01/1997
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 7.56h x 5.20w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 17813 / Far North

Award: Spur Awards - Winner
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2001 pg. 977
Publishers Weekly 08/25/1997