| The Perilous Year Contributor(s): Brummel Crook, Connie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550418181 ISBN-13: 9781550418187 Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2003 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The Hungry Year is long past, and to Alex and Ryan, the winter they and their elder sister Kate nearly died is no more than a dim memory and a family story. They're nearly men now - twelve years old and ready for more than the backbreaking chores Father has them slaving at, morning 'til night. They want a little adventure. Then their familiar world is shaken by two shocks delivered one after the other. Still reeling, first Alex, then Ryan stumbles into the adventure they longed for. Their success makes them confident when a third trial knocks at their door - perhaps too confident, for they soon find themselves in deadly peril. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.24" W x 7.78" (0.44 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 69808 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Hungry Year, a Silver Birch Fiction Regional Winner in 2002, told the story of Kate and her small twin brothers, Ryan and Alex, and their struggle to stay alive in the backwoods of Ontario during the infamous winter of 1787-88. Enthusiastic readers begged for another story, this time about the twins, and Connie Crook follows through splendidly in The Perilous Year. The twins are twelve years old now, and long for something more exciting than the dull life and the backbreaking labour of the settle farmer. Alex especially dreams about those pirates they've heard stories about, roaming Lake Ontario and helping themselves to what they need from whoever has it. That's the life for him Things get shaken up a bit when father brings something unexpected home from King's Town -- a wife In short order Kate is married and away in a home of her own, and the boys are stuck with a new stepmother, who's a fine lady to boot. She refuses to leave, no matter what the boys do, and earns the boys grudging respect, especially Rayn's. In one way or another, the twins' new stepmother brings them more adventures than they ever dreamed possible. Soon they are putting their lives on the line for her, for each other, and for their family's honour |
Contributor Bio(s): Brummel Crook, Connie: - Connie Brummel Crook |