Jason's Gold
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Jason's Gold
By (Author) Will Hobbs
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins Children's Books
1st September 2013
United States
Classifications
Young Adult
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Educational: History
813.54
Short-listed for Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 6-8) 2003
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 130mm, Height 194mm, Spine 15mm
160g
Description
Within hours of hearing that gold has been discovered in Alaska, fifteen-year-old Jason Hawthorn is rushing west from New York City with a bad case of Klondike fever. Jason stows away on an Alaskabound ship, then must confront the Dead Horse Trail, the infamous Chilkoot Pass, and the terrors of a subarctic winter on his perilous westward journey. This bone-chilling saga of courage, friendship, and survival is set amid the actual events and features the real-life heroes of the Klondike gold rush.
Reviews
"This is a real page-turner, complete with near disasters - blending fact and fiction to create a believable story that is fast reading but never simplistic." - The Horn Book"
Author Bio
Will Hobbs is the author of many novels, including Far North, Ghost Canoe. and The Maze. He lives in Durango. CO.
