The Skeleton Tree (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780440421672)

A modern-day adventure and classic in the making, in the vein of The Call of the Wild, Hatchet, and The Cay, by award-winning author Iain Lawrence.

A Junior Library Guild Selection

Less than forty-eight hours after twelve-year-old Chris sets off on a sailing trip down the Alaskan coast with his uncle, their boat sinks. The only survivors are Chris and a boy named Frank, who hates Chris immediately. Chris and Frank have no radio, no flares, no food. Suddenly, they've got to forage, fish, and scavenge the shore for supplies. Chris likes the company of a curious, friendly raven more than he likes the prickly Frank. But the boys have to get along if they want to survive.

Because as the days get colder and the salmon migration ends, survival will take more than sheer force of will. Eventually, in the wilderness of Alaska, the boys discover an improbable bond--and the compassion that might truly be the path to rescue.

Author: Iain Lawrence
ISBN-10: 0440421675
ISBN-13: 9780440421672
Publisher: Yearling Books
Language: English
Published: 12/06/2016
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.20w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 178924 / Skeleton Tree