Never Say Die

mike1800 - My book is took place in Alaska and it is about a kid who is 15 years old. The begging is about him hunting and he runs into a poler Bear/ grizzly and it rips his baged full of meat off. Also the book is called never say die witch is made by will Hobbs he also wrote down the river. The books setting takes place in mountians and lakes. The protagonist is the main character and the antaginist is his brother. One magor conflict is the 15 year old thinks he needs his gun and the brother is a no shoot kind of person. Another is whether the main should stay or go. The turning point of the book is when they land and need to make camp to go down river and the main wants to make up for the other incident. I liked this book because it was adventurey and dident have the most complex plot ever. Also he does not like the trip at first but gets to liking the expirents.

June 1, 2013
Gr 5-8-When boys are looking for a good read they turn to authors like Will Hobbs who consistently provides a story that interweaves survival skills, the great outdoors, and spine-tingling adventure. Nick, a 15-year-old Inuit boy living in Alaska, learned from his grandfather how to hunt to feed his family. Like any Inuit hunter, he believes in respecting the animal and taking only what is needed. The book opens with an ordinary hunt where Nick fells a caribou and cuts it up to take home. As he nears his boat, a huge bear appears out of nowhere and viciously attacks him for the food in his pack. This monstrous bear appears to be part grizzly and part polar bear (a "grolar" bear), a possible crossbreeding of the two species. When he returns to his village, Nick receives a letter from his half brother, a professional wildlife photographer, asking him to come along with him into the wild to document the Alaskan wildlife and how global warming has affected their survival. Initially reluctant to leave his sick grandfather behind, Nick realizes that this will be a trip of a lifetime. But all bets are off when a chance meeting with the "grolar" bear changes everything. Hobbs's story (HarperCollins, 2013) addresses the importance of family, global warming, and the place the natural world plays in our lives. This audio is guaranteed to keep listeners on the edge of their seats. Nick Cordero's narration is spot-on, sounding like a teenager with a good story to tell. Don't save this just for the boys-girls will like it too.-"Joan Kindig, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA"

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February 15, 2013
Grades 6-10 Climate change serves as both theme and frequent discussion topic in this purpose-driven survival tale. Nick, half Inuit, reluctantly agrees to accompany his older brother, Ryan, on an expedition into the Yukon's remote Firth River territory to photograph one of the last caribou herds of any real size. Disaster strikes immediately when their raft is overturned by an ice jamand compounds as the two head downstream in search of their supplies, only to discover they are in prime grizzly country. The trek not only gives them plenty of time to exchange views on climate-related issues but also to experience a violent lightning storm (once rare above the Arctic Circle) and an uncommonly wild gale while also being repeatedly attacked by grizzlies and a huge, aggressive grolar bear (a newly emerging hybrid) who has already killed other area visitors. Though plainly intent on delivering the message the climate has become a beast, and we are poking it with sticks, Hobbs balances info dumps with evocative natural observations and a plot lit up with extremes of privation and deadly danger.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2013, American Library Association.)