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Determined to find his father who has been lost in a storm, a young boy and his Eskimo friend brave wind storms, starvation, wild animals, and wild men during their search in the Canadian Arctic.Tags
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I'm into anything James Houston has written. Such a great outdoor-adventure storyteller.
Determined to find his father who has been lost in a storm, a young boy and his Eskimo friend brave wind storms, starvation, wild animals, and wild men during their search in the Canadian Arctic.
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Series
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Frozen Fire
- Original publication date
- 1977
- People/Characters
- Matthew Morgan; Kayak
- Important places
- Canadian Arctic
- Epigraph
- Some years ago in the Canadian Arctic a boy was lost. A giant air and land search for him was undertaken. The boy in the face of fearful weather and immense danger showed tremendous courage during his incredible struggle for... (show all) survival. This story is based upon many of the true events that occurred during his despearte journey.
- Dedication
- To Eskimo students everywhere and their friends who study in the north or south.
- First words
- Matthew Morgan shivered as he stepped outside the hotel in downtown Montreal. It was five A.M., cold, and black as midnight.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"They think prospecting is easy! They think all we've got to do is fly them north in old Matilda and they'll jump out and find themselves a pile of gold!"
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 813.54
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- Members
- 227
- Popularity
- 143,551
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.88)
- Languages
- 5 — Catalan, Danish, English, Norwegian, Swedish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 16
- ASINs
- 2
