{"id":8043231510765,"title":"Surviving Bear Island","handle":"surviving-bear-island","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: Paul Greci\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStranded. Alone. Desperate.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis thrilling adventure begins after a sea kayaking trip takes a dangerous turn and Tom Parker is stranded on the remote, outer coast of the unpopulated Bear Island in the rough terrains of the Alaskan wilderness. With only a small survival kit in his pocket, Tom finds himself soaked and freezing, and worst of all—alone. Desperate to find his father, Tom doesn't know how long he can survive and he must put his skills to the test as he fights to reach safety. Will Tom make it through a wilderness full of bears and other dangers?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/follow-the-river\"\u003eFollow the River\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/falcon-wild?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=1d787205d\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eFalcon Wild\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Surviving Bear Island book cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/surviving-bear-island-cover.jpg?v=1668718247\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Greci\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul Greci is a teacher who also enjoys exploring the Alaskan wilderness. The first time he climbed into a sea kayak he embarked on a nine-week, five-hundred-mile journey in Prince William Sound. He lives in Fairbanks, Alaska. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKirkus Reveiws: \"The tension is well-crafted and realistic. Bear Island is a challenging environment to survive but a terrific thrill on the page.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Alaska Dispatch: \"Greci has taken a popular if somewhat shopworn theme of juvenile literature -- being marooned -- and given it new vitality. You needn’t be a kid to stay up late reading this one.\"--David James.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Juneau Empire: “Surviving Bear Island is an exciting book outdoors-minded boys and girls both will enjoy. It’s fast paced enough to keep reluctant readers’ attention, but it also avoids oversimplification while communicating real-life dilemmas in understandable ways.\"--Mary Catharine Martin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: \"Surviving Bear Island is a heart-pounding adventure that both kids and adults will enjoy… It follows its hero through a brilliant coming-of-age the likes of which are unlikely to be found anywhere outside Alaska.\"--Addley Fannin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-0692977361\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 9-12\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 192\u003cbr\u003e6 x 9 [\/TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-11-18T09:27:41-05:00","created_at":"2022-11-18T09:10:21-05:00","vendor":"Charlesbridge","type":"Children's Book","tags":["Browse by Age_Ages 6-10","Browse by Age_Middle Grade","Browse by Fiction\/Nonfiction_Fiction","Browse by Format_Novel","Browse by Subject_Diversity"],"price":699,"price_min":699,"price_max":699,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43504918724845,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"77361","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Surviving Bear Island","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":699,"weight":371,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":10,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":"978-0692977361","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/surviving-bear-island-cover.jpg?v=1668780674"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/surviving-bear-island-cover.jpg?v=1668780674","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":30723326574829,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2700,"width":1800,"src":"\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/surviving-bear-island-cover.jpg?v=1668780674"},"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2700,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/surviving-bear-island-cover.jpg?v=1668780674","width":1800}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: Paul Greci\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStranded. Alone. Desperate.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis thrilling adventure begins after a sea kayaking trip takes a dangerous turn and Tom Parker is stranded on the remote, outer coast of the unpopulated Bear Island in the rough terrains of the Alaskan wilderness. With only a small survival kit in his pocket, Tom finds himself soaked and freezing, and worst of all—alone. Desperate to find his father, Tom doesn't know how long he can survive and he must put his skills to the test as he fights to reach safety. Will Tom make it through a wilderness full of bears and other dangers?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/follow-the-river\"\u003eFollow the River\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/falcon-wild?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=1d787205d\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eFalcon Wild\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Surviving Bear Island book cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/surviving-bear-island-cover.jpg?v=1668718247\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Greci\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul Greci is a teacher who also enjoys exploring the Alaskan wilderness. The first time he climbed into a sea kayak he embarked on a nine-week, five-hundred-mile journey in Prince William Sound. He lives in Fairbanks, Alaska. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKirkus Reveiws: \"The tension is well-crafted and realistic. Bear Island is a challenging environment to survive but a terrific thrill on the page.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Alaska Dispatch: \"Greci has taken a popular if somewhat shopworn theme of juvenile literature -- being marooned -- and given it new vitality. You needn’t be a kid to stay up late reading this one.\"--David James.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Juneau Empire: “Surviving Bear Island is an exciting book outdoors-minded boys and girls both will enjoy. 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