| Jason's Gold Contributor(s): Hobbs, Will (Author) |
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ISBN: 0380729148 ISBN-13: 9780380729142 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99017973 |
| Lexile Measure: 860 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.35 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Canadian - Geographic Orientation - Yukon |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 32529 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gold Jason shouted at the top of his lungs. Read all about it Gold discovered in Alaska Within 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. 00-01 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 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) |
Contributor Bio(s): Hobbs, Will: - Will Hobbs is the award-winning author of nineteen novels, including Far North, Crossing the Wire, and Take Me to the River. Never Say Die began with the author's eleven-day raft trip in 2003 down the Firth River on the north slope of Canada's Yukon Territory. Ever since, Will has been closely following what scientists and Native hunters are reporting about climate change in the Arctic. When the first grolar bear turned up in the Canadian Arctic, he began to imagine one in a story set on the Firth River. A graduate of Stanford University, Will lives with his wife, Jean, in Durango, Colorado. |