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117 pp.
| Clarion |
December, 2006 |
TradeISBN 0-618-64872-0$15.00
(2)
4-6
While on a hike, Sam lets a pine bough snap back into his father's face, and his father is temporarily blinded. Thomas captures the mood of a child on the cusp of adolescence. That a twelve-year-old is able to overcome a seven-foot cougar with a hatchet may strain readers' credulity, but it fits the narrative trope well.
Reviewer: Vicky Smith
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2007