The Haunted Igloo

by Bonnie Turner

ISBN: 978-1-4116-7522-3

Publisher: Lulu.com

Rights Owner: Bonnie Turner

Language: English

Country: United States

Paperback book $10.84 Add to Cart

Printed: 160 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, black and white interior ink

Description:

For someone afraid of the dark, living in the Arctic is a severe test of courage. There the sun doesn't shine for several months of the year. Jean-Paul, a young Canadian boy, struggles to hide his fear and adjust to life in the Northwest Territories, where he is taunted and excluded from activities by a group of Inuit boys because of his small size and a limp caused by a birth defect.

When Jean-Paul finally succeeds in impressing the boys with the tricks he's taught his husky, Sasha, they agree to let him join their club, the Ice Patrol. But as part of the initiation, they force him into a deserted igloo that is rumored to be haunted, where he must remain for two hours. The forced imprisonment, with no light and only Sasha for company, proves to be just the beginning of the most serious challenges to face Jean-Paul in the harsh Arctic environment. (Ages 8-12) PREVIEW THIS BOOK

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Reviews for the original hard-cover book.

28 Feb 2006 (updated 28 Feb 2006)

by Bonnie Turner

These are a few of the reviews for the hard-cover edition of The Haunted Igloo, published by traditional publisher Houghton Mifflin, Boston. It's the same book in a different format.
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* Boys, dogs, and adventure in the frozen North: classic appeals are served here in a well-told historical novel. Less introspective (and more fun) than Gary Paulsen, this is a natural for the boys’-books shelf. —BCCB 10/91

* Jean-Paul’s successful rites of passage may strike a response in readers who enjoyed Gardiner’s Stone Fox . . . Paulsen’s Dogsong, and Woodsong. —Kirkus Reviews 10/91

* Loneliness is one of many challenges facing young French Canadian Jean-Paul Ardoin, living in the Northwest Territories during the 1930s. The empathetic characters provide an exciting and warm-hearted story. —The Horn Book Guide 12/91

* Turner convincingly describes the dangers of the barren land as well as the importance of huskies to all who live there. Fans of Gary Paulsen’s Woodsong will enjoy Turner’s fictional portrayal of the challenges of the harsh region. —Kay Weisman, Booklist 11/91

Beautifully written

26 Feb 2006

by Ian Ruxton

Another tale by aurorawolf from the frozen North of Canada. The temperature may be low, but the warmth of the human relations is palpable. Great work!

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