Far North
by Will Hobbs
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Author: Will HobbsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-04-13
ISBN: 0060540966
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: HarperTeen
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Book Review: Wilderness Survival
Summary: 3 Stars
Gabe's father works as a diamond excavator in Canada. Gabe decides to go to boarding school nearby in order to be able to see his father more often. His roommate is a native Canadian, a guy named Raymond who has trouble adjusting to the school routine after living in a small village his whole life.
Gabe is interested in going in a small plane to see the scenery in the area. His father arranges for him to ride along when one of Gabe's classmates and a village elder are flown to their home. Not until that day does Gabe find out that his roommate Raymond is dropping out of school and going home again.
On their way to Raymond's village, the pilot goes off-course and ends up dying trying to save the stalling plane. Now Gabe, Raymond, and the village elder, Johnny, are alone in the wilderness and fighting to survive. With winter coming on and temperatures well below zero on a daily basis, things are getting desperate.
I liked the information about surviving in the wilderness, although I don't expect I would ever need it. I also liked the growth of the characters and their process of learning to rely on themselves and on each other.
However, this book was pretty close in plot to some of Gary Paulsen's stories, which I think are better written.
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