{"product_id":"far-north-9780060540968","title":"Far North","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Mayday! Landed on river. Engine out. \u003cbr\u003eFloating toward the falls.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Will Hobbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.78h x 4.16w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060540968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e17813 \/ Far North\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2004 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHobbs, Will:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Hobbs is the award-winning author of nineteen novels, including \u003cem\u003eFar North\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCrossing the Wire\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTake Me to the River\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNever Say Die\u003c\/em\u003e began with the author's eleven-day raft trip in 2003 down the Firth River on the north slope of Canada's Yukon Territory. Ever since, Will has been closely following what scientists and Native hunters are reporting about climate change in the Arctic. When the first grolar bear turned up in the Canadian Arctic, he began to imagine one in a story set on the Firth River.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA graduate of Stanford University, Will lives with his wife, Jean, in Durango, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43099427962995,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":14.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c7c17f66-9fd6-4d62-8236-e520de4de3e6.jpg?v=1748699190","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/far-north-9780060540968","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}