North [book review]
Napoli, Donna Jo. North. Greenwillow Books, 2004. ISBN 0060579889. $16.89. 344 pp. Reviewer: Irene Halliday Reading Level: Intermediate, Young Adult Rating: Excellent Genre: Adventure stories; Contemporary realistic fiction; Subject: Runaways--Juvenile Fiction; Inuit--Juvenile Fiction; Voyages and t...
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ftbrighametd:oai:contentdm.lib.byu.edu:CBPR/2191 2023-05-15T14:54:22+02:00 North [book review] Halliday, Irene; Napoli, Donna Jo, 1948-; 2005-04 text/pdf http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CBPR/id/2191 English; eng; en eng Children's Book and Play Review; Scholarly Periodicals; 0060579889 book_review05-04-16-1.pdf http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CBPR/id/2191 The information available on this site, including any text, computer codes, data, artwork, video, audio, images or graphics (collectively the "Material") are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Parties other than Brigham Young University ("BYU") may own copyright in the Material. We encourage the use of this Material for non-profit and educational purposes only, such as personal research, teaching and private study. For these limited purposes, Material from this web site may be displayed and printed, and all copies must include any copyright notice originally included with the Material. Additionally, a credit line must be included with each item used, citing the article or review author, title or article or review, title of the database, sponsoring agency, date of your access to the electronic file, and the electronic address. Copyright 2002, Brigham Young University public Farnsworth Juvenile Literature Library, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University Book review Adventure stories Contemporary realistic fiction Runaways--Juvenile fiction Inuit--Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels--Juvenile fiction Books--Reviews text 2005 ftbrighametd 2017-12-02T08:35:56Z Napoli, Donna Jo. North. Greenwillow Books, 2004. ISBN 0060579889. $16.89. 344 pp. Reviewer: Irene Halliday Reading Level: Intermediate, Young Adult Rating: Excellent Genre: Adventure stories; Contemporary realistic fiction; Subject: Runaways--Juvenile Fiction; Inuit--Juvenile Fiction; Voyages and travels--Juvenile Fiction; Books--Reviews; What growing child hasn't pictured himself exploring some exotic location, fraught with challenges and dangers? Twelve-year-old Alvin is no exception. His life in a Washington DC apartment, with no father, an overprotective mother and aging grandma, and a nickname of "Dwarf" at school, leaves much to be desired. Alvin longs for adventure and to follow in the footsteps of his hero, Matthew Henson, North Pole explorer. Then one night, his overprotective mother goes too far and Alvin decides to temporarily run away to the “north”. He has money, over 400 dollars earned by doing odd jobs all summer and fall, which he uses for train tickets and food as he works his way to the Arctic. He is helped on his way by the generosity of others, sheer luck, and his very naive, but courageous, personal resolve. His exploits are sometimes comical, sometimes exciting, sometimes life-threatening, and always interesting. We come to care about Alvin, a polite and honest young man, who loves his mother and grandma, yet is determined to experience life beyond his home and neighborhood. Not only are we treated to a realistic personal saga as Alvin's story unfolds, but along the way, we pick up intriguing bits and pieces of northern Canadian and Arctic vocabulary, geography, and culture. One of the effects of Napoli's adventure is the interest in the Arctic it ignites, awakening the desire for further reading about the Inuit culture, polar bears, wolves and other Arctic wild life, icebergs, and the northern lights. In addition to its obvious literary merits, North would be a useful enhancement to various upper elementary and junior high classroom experiences. Enthusiastically recommended! 344 pp. Children's Book and Play Review, April 2005 Text Arctic Iceberg* inuit North Pole Brigham Young University (BYU): Digital Collections Arctic Halliday ENVELOPE(-128.617,-128.617,54.476,54.476) Henson ENVELOPE(-168.350,-168.350,-84.833,-84.833) North Pole |
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Napoli, Donna Jo. North. Greenwillow Books, 2004. ISBN 0060579889. $16.89. 344 pp. Reviewer: Irene Halliday Reading Level: Intermediate, Young Adult Rating: Excellent Genre: Adventure stories; Contemporary realistic fiction; Subject: Runaways--Juvenile Fiction; Inuit--Juvenile Fiction; Voyages and travels--Juvenile Fiction; Books--Reviews; What growing child hasn't pictured himself exploring some exotic location, fraught with challenges and dangers? Twelve-year-old Alvin is no exception. His life in a Washington DC apartment, with no father, an overprotective mother and aging grandma, and a nickname of "Dwarf" at school, leaves much to be desired. Alvin longs for adventure and to follow in the footsteps of his hero, Matthew Henson, North Pole explorer. Then one night, his overprotective mother goes too far and Alvin decides to temporarily run away to the “north”. He has money, over 400 dollars earned by doing odd jobs all summer and fall, which he uses for train tickets and food as he works his way to the Arctic. He is helped on his way by the generosity of others, sheer luck, and his very naive, but courageous, personal resolve. His exploits are sometimes comical, sometimes exciting, sometimes life-threatening, and always interesting. We come to care about Alvin, a polite and honest young man, who loves his mother and grandma, yet is determined to experience life beyond his home and neighborhood. Not only are we treated to a realistic personal saga as Alvin's story unfolds, but along the way, we pick up intriguing bits and pieces of northern Canadian and Arctic vocabulary, geography, and culture. One of the effects of Napoli's adventure is the interest in the Arctic it ignites, awakening the desire for further reading about the Inuit culture, polar bears, wolves and other Arctic wild life, icebergs, and the northern lights. In addition to its obvious literary merits, North would be a useful enhancement to various upper elementary and junior high classroom experiences. Enthusiastically recommended! 344 pp. Children's Book and Play Review, April 2005 |
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The information available on this site, including any text, computer codes, data, artwork, video, audio, images or graphics (collectively the "Material") are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Parties other than Brigham Young University ("BYU") may own copyright in the Material. We encourage the use of this Material for non-profit and educational purposes only, such as personal research, teaching and private study. For these limited purposes, Material from this web site may be displayed and printed, and all copies must include any copyright notice originally included with the Material. Additionally, a credit line must be included with each item used, citing the article or review author, title or article or review, title of the database, sponsoring agency, date of your access to the electronic file, and the electronic address. Copyright 2002, Brigham Young University public |
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