Jason's Gold - Will Hobbs

Descriere Jason's Gold - Will Hobbs

Set amid the actual events and real-life heroes of the Gold Rush, this tale finds 15-year-old Jason rushing from New York to Alaska with a bad case of Klondike fever and encountering a slew of obstacles once he gets there. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. \n \nGold! Jason shouted at the top of his lungs. Read all about it! Gold discovered in Alaska!\n \nWithin hours of hearing the thrilling news, fifteen-year-old Jason Hawthorn jumps a train for Seattle, stow away on a ship bound for the goldfields, and joins thousands of fellow prospectors attempting the difficult journey to the Klondike. The Dead Horse Trail, the infamous Chilkott Pass, and a five-hundred-mile trip by canoe down the Yukon River lie ahead. With help from a young writer named Jack London, Jason and his dog face moose, bears, and the terrors of a subartic winter in this bone-chilling survival story. \n \n00-01 Tayshas High School Reading List, 01-02 Young Hoosier Book Award Masterlist (Gr 4-6), 01-02 Young Hoosier Book Award Masterlist (Gr 6-8), 01-02 William Allen White Children's Book Award Masterlist, and 01 Heartland Award for Excellence in YA Lit Finalist \n \n Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2000, National Council for SS & Child. Book Council, 2000 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA), and 2000 Quick Picks for Young Adults (Recomm. Books for Reluctant Young Readers)\n

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Harpercollins

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ENSTK

EAN / GTIN

9780380729142

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1

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