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Cabin on Trouble Creek

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By Jean Van Leeuwen
Publisher Penguin Group (USA) LLC - (Puffin)
Cabin on Trouble Creek
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Wolves, bears, and a heavy snowstorm are just some of the dangers that Daniel and Will must face150alone. Its 1803, and the boys and their father have recently arrived in Ohio, following the promise of rich farmland. After clearing enough forest to build a log cabin, Pa sets off for Pennsylvania to fetch the rest of the family, while elevenyearold Daniel and nineyearold Will stay behind to watch the land. Pa had planned to return within five or six weeks . . . but something must have gone terribly wrong. Now the boys must survive the winter with only an axe, two knives, a sack of cornmeal, and150most important of all150their ability to invent and improvise. But are they truly alone in the woods? Daniel thinks that someone is watching them . . .Jean Van Leeuwens engrossing novel of pioneer survival is based on a true incident. Readers, especially boys, will be fascinated by the struggles and triumphs of these brave young characters.

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44775 words44,775 words
224 pages224 pages
Lexile 660LLexile 660L
Grade 4 to 7Grade 4 to 7
Age 9-12Age 9-12
Published 2004Published 2004

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9780142411643

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