Dansk
Dance, Jennifer
(forfatter)
Hawk e-bog
59,77 DKK
2018 Red Maple Award - Shortlisted * 2017 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award - Winner, Young Adult Category *CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2016)When a First Nations teen rescues a fish-hawk from a tailings pond in Alberta's oil sands, he has no idea that soon they will both be fighting for their lives.As a cross-country runner, Adam aims to win gold in the upcoming provincial champi…
2018 Red Maple Award - Shortlisted * 2017 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award - Winner, Young Adult Category *CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2016)When a First Nations teen rescues a fish-hawk from a tailings pond in Alberta's oil sands, he has no idea that soon they will both be fighting for their lives.As a cross-country runner, Adam aims to win gold in the upcoming provincial championship. But when he is diagnosed with leukemia, he finds himself in a different race, one that he can't afford to lose. He reclaims the name Hawk, given to him by his grandfather, and begins to fight, for his life and for the land of his ancestors and the creatures that inhabit it. With a little help from his grandfather and his friends, he might just succeed.
E-bog
59,77 DKK
Forlag
Dundurn
Udgivet
23.01.2016
Længde
264 sider
Genrer
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781459731868
2018 Red Maple Award - Shortlisted * 2017 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award - Winner, Young Adult Category *CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2016)When a First Nations teen rescues a fish-hawk from a tailings pond in Alberta's oil sands, he has no idea that soon they will both be fighting for their lives.As a cross-country runner, Adam aims to win gold in the upcoming provincial championship. But when he is diagnosed with leukemia, he finds himself in a different race, one that he can't afford to lose. He reclaims the name Hawk, given to him by his grandfather, and begins to fight, for his life and for the land of his ancestors and the creatures that inhabit it. With a little help from his grandfather and his friends, he might just succeed.