| The Trap Contributor(s): Smelcer, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 031237755X ISBN-13: 9780312377557 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: A gripping wilderness adventure survival story with an intergenerational theme. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1100 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.6" W x 8.26" (0.37 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Religious Orientation - Native American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 109094 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Seventeen-year-old Johnny Least-Weasel knows that his grandfather Albert is a stubborn old man and won't stop checking his own traplines even though other men his age stopped doing so years ago. But Albert Least-Weasel has been running traplines in the Alaskan wilderness alone for the past sixty years. Nothing has ever gone wrong on the trail he knows so well. When Albert doesn't come back from checking his traps, with the temperature steadily plummeting, Johnny must decide quickly whether to trust his grandfather or his own instincts. Written in alternating chapters that relate the parallel stories of Johnny and his grandfather, this novel poignantly addresses the hardships of life in the far north, suggesting that the most dangerous traps need not be made of steel. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smelcer, John: - JOHN SMELCER is the author of many nonfiction and poetry books for adults, as well as a young adult novel, The Trap. Mr. Smelcer has been a visiting professor at various universities around the world and is the associate publisher and poetry editor of the literary magazine Rosebud. |