Bo at Iditarod Creek

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Ever since Bo can remember, she and her papas have lived in the little Alaskan mining town of Ballard Creek. Now the family must leave to work at a dredge mine, far away in Iditarod country. Bo and her family follow many rivers to get to Iditarod Creek. And what a strange place it is! The dredges are screek-ity loud and the whole town is built atop mounds of gravel. Initially homesick, Bo soon realizes there is friendship to be found everywhere . . . and Iditarod Creek may hold some surprises for her already unconventional family.

Reviews

"This sequel to the Scott O'Dell award-winning Bo at Ballard Creek finds Bo, younger brother Graf, and their papas leaving one Alaska mining town for another . . . this episodic novel is filled with local color." --Booklist, STARRED REVIEW

"This series is a good historical fiction alternative to the Little House on the Prairie books, with updated understandings of race, gender, and family." --School Library Journal

"Illustrated with robust spot art and lightly but effectively plotted, this second book about Bo has all the virtues of the first: humor, good nature, and characters and situations that are colorful without ever becoming picturesque." --The Horn Book

"The disarmingly forthright tone is set right at the start . . . cheerful. Like Little House in the Big Woods but . . . more rambunctious." --The Horn Book, starred review on Bo at Ballard Creek

"It's the simple things that thrill, and Hill, born and raised in a gold-mining Alaskan community herself, infuses her text with engaging small details, while Pham's exuberant illustrations add playfulness to the story." --Booklist on Bo at Ballard Creek

"Bo is an endearing Pollyanna in a parka." --Kirkus Reviews on Bo at Ballard Creek

Author Bio

Kirkpatrick Hill lives in Fairbanks, Alaska. In addition to her first book about Bo, Bo at Ballard Creek, she is the author of eight other books for young readers, including Winter Camp and the award-winning The Year of Miss Agnes. kirkpatrickhill.com LeUyen Pham has illustrated numerous popular books for children, including Bo at Ballard Creek and The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erds by Deborah Heiligman. She is also the author and illustrator of Big Sister, Little Sister and A Piece of Cake. She lives in San Francisco. leuyenpham.com