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Avalanche
Avalanche
Author: Arthur Roth
ISBN-13: 9780590422673
ISBN-10: 0590422677
Publication Date: 1/1989
Pages: 140
Edition: Reissue
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
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A really good story. A very quick read.
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Chris Palmer is always competing with his brother. Hotshot Terry, star athlete, is their fathers pride andjoy, and Chris is tired of being number two. Butif he hadn't been trying to show up Terry, the accident would never have happened

Chris was just going out for a little skiing and a little hunting. The hungry coyote seemed an easy mark, and big brother Terry had never shot one. Then the echoing crack of his rifle sets offf a thundering avalanche, and Chris is buried alive under a mountain of snow. No one saw him go under. He is all alone.
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Being an avid skier, this was one of my favorite books when I was in junior high. It focuses on competition between two brothers- the oldest does everything perfectly with younger brother Chris left in his dust. When Chris decides to spend a day out by himself, hoping to get some game for supper that evening he gets caught in an avalanche. He then wonders what his brother would do in this same situation in hopes he can survive until help comes.