Donna Jo Napoli
Chanelle laughed. "You'd never have the guts to get near a polar bear in real life. And you'd never travel that far. You the mamma's boy, I hear.",But Chanelle is wrong. Alvin has more guts than even he realizes. And he isn't a mamma's boy. In fact, when his over protective mother goes too far, he leaves home.,Where can Alvin go, though?,He heads north. He will follow in the footsteps of his hero -- Matthew Henson, the bold Arctic explorer. Alvin will prove that he can take care of himself. Alvin will go north to the deadly cold; north to terrifying, frozen windy expanses, where it's easy to get lost even near shelter; north to polar bears and wolves; north to himself. . . .
Adventure,Fiction,Adventure,Survival,Young Adult,Fantasy,Historical,Historical Fiction,Childrens,Juvenile,Realistic Fiction,Childrens,Childrens,Middle Grade
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