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Newbery Honor book Barred from his family home-stead by his mean-spirited uncle, eighteen-year-old Chris weathers a Minnesota winter in a small cabin with his grandfather. Poverty and the tempting... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0802774199
ISBN13:9780802774194
Release Date:May 1994
Publisher:Walker Childrens
Length:269 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.2" x 7.6"
Age Range:10 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 5 and higher
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This book is not only a fast paced adventure, but a picture of a simpler time. It is a glimpse into an era in which, despite its rougher nature, dishonesty and criminality were relatively rare--at least in the circles the main character lives/travels in. I also found it refreshing the things (small and large) those in that time would do for someone else without expecting anything in return.The book has picturesque language, fast-paced adventure and interesting characters. It also has a certain amount of sentimentality.I read it with my 10-year-old son as part of the Sonlight Curriculum. It was used as a read aloud, not a reader. I concur with another reviewer that more would be gained from a child several years older than by a 9 year old, if read independently.My son enjoyed it and got some things out of it, and I got even more out of it. Although it is technically a "children's book", it could also be read by, and hold the interest of, an adult.
I absolutely loved this most interesting wonderful book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
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