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"Mayday! Landed on river. Engine out.
Floating toward the falls."
When the engine of their float plane fails during a water landing near the head of Canada's monumental Virginia Falls, what began as a sightseeing detour turns into a survival mission for two high-school students and their elderly companion.
With the brutal sub arctic winter about to fall like a hammer, Gabe Rogers, his boarding-school roommate, Raymond Providence, and Raymond's great-uncle, Johnny Raven, are trapped in a deadly wilderness. Braving icy rapids and desperately hunting for moose in their struggle to fend off starvation, all three travelers must rely on the others' knowledge and courage, or survival is out of the question.
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By M. Tanenbaum (Claremont, CA USA)
Boarding school roommates, Gabe, from Texas, and Raymond, a member of the Dene native tribe, along with Raymond's great-uncle, Johnny Raven, are trapped in the Canadian wilderness, after their floatplane's engine fails. Will they be rescued, or will they have to survive the brutal subarctic winter? This novel is an exciting survival story likely to be particularly popular with boys. I thought it was very similar (almost too similar) to Hatchet, although I think the two books could make an interesting "compare and contrast" for young readers.
By Maria (Birmingham, AL United States)
I bought this book for my 9 year old son. I like to read what my children read so we can discuss what they have read. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and my son did too. I have a hard time finding books besides Harry Potter (which we love) to interest him. This is a really good adventure story for the 9-14 crowd.
By A. Luciano (Lowell, MA United States)
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.
By A. Mozzini (California, United States)
I bought this book to use in a literature unit with two 8th-grade homeschoolers, one an avid reader, and the other a very reluctant reader. The book was a hit with both! The reluctant reader even started reading ahead on his own because he wanted to find out how the story turned out. The story stimulated some great discussions on literary technique (foreshadowing, cliffhangers), social and cultural ideas, wilderness survival, making choices, and gaining maturity through adversity. There were also lots of opporunities to expand the boys' vocabulary.
We highly recommend this book!!
By Daniel Boone
This is the best survival book since hatchet. The characters are likeable and it has a good plot. Unlike the earlier reviewer, who said they had everything to survive, they did have all the right gear, but they were not experienced outdoorsmen. They had a gun, but no ammo.(until later, and even at that they had only three bullets...) This story is realistic and enjoyable. I hope that someone wll make a movie out of it...If you are a survival/action/adventure book reader, or any book reader for that matter, I would read this book. Its educational, realistic, and a really enjoyable read.
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