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OverviewIn the “compelling” (Kirkus Reviews) sequel to Toughboy and Sister, the two young kids struggle as they learn to survive at a winter trapping camp during the harsh Alaskan winter. Recently orphaned, eleven-year-old Toughboy and his younger sister have been living with Natasha, an eldery, cantankerous Athabascan Indian. In the late fall, Natasha flies with them to a camp where the children learn to trap and live during the Alaskan winter. But when an old miner is seriously injured and Natasha has to leave to get help, Toughboy and Sister are pushed to their limits as they learn to survive for themselves while caring for the injured miner. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kirkpatrick HillPublisher: Simon & Schuster Imprint: Aladdin Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.209kg ISBN: 9781416964551ISBN 10: 141696455 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 03 October 2007 Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , General/trade , Children / Juvenile , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor Information"Kirkpatrick Hill lives in Fairbanks, Alaska. She was an elementary school teacher for more than thirty years, most of that time in the Alaskan ""bush."" Hill is the mother of six children and the grandmother of eight. Her three earlier books, Toughboy and Sister, Winter Camp, and The Year of Miss Agnes, have all been immensely popular. Her fourth book with McElderry Books, Dancing at the Odinochka, was a Junior Library Guild Selection. Hill's visits to a family member in jail inspired her to write Do Not Pass Go." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |