Far North
Author(s): Will Hobbs
From the window of the small floatplane, fifteen-year-old Gabe Rogers is getting his first look at Canada's magnificent Northwest Territories with Raymond Providence, his roommate from boarding school. Below is the spectacular Nahanni River -- wall-to-wall whitewater racing between sheer cliffs and plunging over Virginia Falls. The pilot sets the plane down on the lake-like surface of the upper river for a closer look at the thundering falls. Suddenly the engine quits. The only sound is a dull roar downstream, as the Cessna drifts helplessly toward the falls . . .
With the brutal subarctic winter fast approaching, Gabe and Raymond soon find themselves stranded in Deadmen Valley. Trapped in a frozen world of moose, wolves, and bears, two boys from vastly different cultures come to depend on each other for their very survival.
Review(s):
ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults, IRA/CBC Young Adults’ Choice, Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC), Western Writers of America Spur Award, ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age, ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults
ISBN: 9780380725366