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Penguin Young Readers Group, 2008-13-11

Cabin on Trouble Creek

Cabin on Trouble Creek

Jean Van Leeuwen, Author

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9780142411643

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After clearing enough Ohio forest to build a log cabin in 1803, Pa sets off for Pennsylvania to fetch the rest of the family, while brothers Daniel and Will stay behind. But when Pa doesn't return, the boys must survive the winter with only an axe, two knives, a sack of cornmeal, and their ability to improvise.
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Two boys, a promise, and a wild, waiting frontier. With quiet strength and keen observation, this story honors the grit and trust forged in hardship and waiting.

Keywords and Themes: Action & Adventure • Courage • Family • Growth • Historical • Juvenile Fiction • Loyalty • Maturity • Nature • Patience • Responsibility • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Siblings • Social Themes • Survival • Trust • United States - 19th Century

Readability • 4.6

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 224

Subjects • 19th century • Frontier and pioneer life • History • Self-reliance • Brothers • Ohio

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings

After clearing enough forest to build a log cabin for their new home, Pa returns east to fetch the rest of the family, while young brothers Daniel and Will stay behind to watch the land. Pa had planned to return within six weeks . . . but something must have gone wrong. Now the boys must survive the winter with only a few supplies and their ability to invent and improvise. But are they alone in the woods? Jean Van Leeuwen's engrossing novel of pioneer survival is based on a true incident.
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