Awards and Honors2011 Printz Honor Book; 2011 ALA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults; Booklist 2011 Top 10 Crime Fiction for Youth; Children's Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Children's Choices - Best Books of 2011, Adventure, ages 12-14; Horn Book Fanfare, Best Books of 2010, Fiction; Kirkus Reviews 2010 Best Books for Teens; Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Books 2010, Fiction
Finland, 1910: Fifteen-year-old Sig is shocked to see a hole in the frozen lake outside his family's cabin and to find his father's corpse nearby. Why did Einar steer his dog sled across the lake instead of taking the safer land route? Sig's sister and stepmother go for help, leaving Sig alone with Einar's body in the cabin. Soon after, an armed stranger barges in, demanding a share of Einar's stolen gold. Einar never told Sig about the treasure-but he did tell him about the loaded Colt revolver hidden in the storeroom. Author's note.
Summary When Sig’s father falls through the ice on the lake outside their arctic cabin and freezes to death, Sig finds himself alone with the body, only to be confronted by a terrifying stranger who claims that the family owes him a share of stolen gold.
Topics The Alaska Gold Rush. The American frontier. Gold mining. Hypothermia. Colt revolvers.
SRC Level 5.700000
SRC Points 10.000000
Lexile 890L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Publication date 2010-03-31
JLG Release Date May 2010
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Young Adult Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
Young Adult Plus
Young Adult Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up
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