Pub Date: April 1, 2003
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2001039834
Lexile Code: 0690
Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.51" H x 7.48" L x 5.14" W ( 0.32 lbs) 224 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Action and Adventure | Places | Caribbean and Latin America | Boys and Men | Historical | Military and Wars | Social Themes | Emigration Immigration and Refugees | War and Military | Survival Stories | Family | New Baby | Girls and Women
Description: The award-winning author of "Touching Spirit Bear" delivers a fast-paced adventure of a Guatemalan boy who, along with his little sister, makes an escape to America in a heart-pounding voyage in a dangerously small kayak.
Brief description:
Ben Mikaelsen is the winner of the International Reading Association Award and the Western Writers of America Spur Award. His novels have been nominated for and won many state reader's choice awards. These novels include Red Midnight, Rescue Josh McGuire, Sparrow Hawk Red, Stranded, Countdown, Petey, and Tree Girl. Ben's articles and photos appear in numerous magazines around the world. Ben lives near Bozeman, Montana, with his 700-pound black bear, Buffy.
Review Quotes:
"Fans who expect a gripping tale of overcoming dangers, will not be disappointed." - Kirkus Reviews
"A terrific survival story." - School Library Journal
"This is a non-stop survival-adventure tale in the mode of Gary Paulsen's Hatchet" - KLIATT