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• "Commended for Resource Links ""The Year's Best"" 2009 (Canada)"
• Commended for Resource Links The Year's Best 2009 (Canada)

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A great deal of information about daily life and Inuit culture is packed into the recounting of a few days in the community. Beer, bullying and a hint of romance keep the first-person narrative in the typical 15-year-old realm. The conditions of life are harsh but not impossible, and the gradual rapprochement between Noah and his dad adds a nice counterpoint to Noah's reaction to this exotic world into which he not only arrives but that he discovers he admires. -- (09/15/2009) The survival-adventure details will engage reluctant readers [and] the story has elements of romance when Noah strives to impress an Inuit classmate...Add this to survival/adventure collections. --School Library Journal (11/01/2009) The harsh living conditions and culture of the Inuit abound. Yet, the actions, thoughts, and fears portrayed are of any typical 15-year-old boy who finds himself in an atypical setting...The commotion (storms, polar bears, and tragedy at camp) keeps our attention. -- (11/15/2009) Useful for its discussion of Canada's Inuit culture and the history of oppression that accompanies it, as well as the effect of climate change on northern life. I highly recommend this book; it is engaging, entertaining and a pleasure to read. -- (11/06/2009) A powerful novel that blends the emotional insecurities of young teenage boys with their need to be strong...Polak delivers her tale with a simplicity and realism that brings the readers into the northern world. -- (10/01/2009) Noah's greatest adventure is discovering that the middle of nowhere can be the beginning of something new. --The ALAN Review (06/01/2010) A well-crafted, revealing look at Inuit culture...A memorable book - a very worthwhile and important read for youth who are open to learning about the lived experiences of others with much to teach. -- (07/01/2010) The story eloquently addresses coming of age, understanding different cultures, and the values of a young teen as he spends time with his father in a predominately Inuit culture. --Tacoma School District #10 (01/05/2012)

A great deal of information about daily life and Inuit culture is packed into the recounting of a few days in the community. Beer, bullying and a hint of romance keep the first-person narrative in the typical 15-year-old realm. The conditions of life are harsh but not impossible, and the gradual rapprochement between Noah and his dad adds a nice counterpoint to Noah's reaction to this exotic world into which he not only arrives but that he discovers he admires. -- (09/15/2009) The harsh living conditions and culture of the Inuit abound. Yet, the actions, thoughts, and fears portrayed are of any typical 15-year-old boy who finds himself in an atypical setting...The commotion (storms, polar bears, and tragedy at camp) keeps our attention. -- (11/15/2009) Noah's greatest adventure is discovering that the middle of nowhere can be the beginning of something new. --The ALAN Review (06/01/2010) A well-crafted, revealing look at Inuit culture...A memorable book - a very worthwhile and important read for youth who are open to learning about the lived experiences of others with much to teach. -- (07/01/2010) The survival-adventure details will engage reluctant readers [and] the story has elements of romance when Noah strives to impress an Inuit classmate...Add this to survival/adventure collections. --School Library Journal (11/01/2009) Useful for its discussion of Canada's Inuit culture and the history of oppression that accompanies it, as well as the effect of climate change on northern life. I highly recommend this book; it is engaging, entertaining and a pleasure to read. -- (11/06/2009) A powerful novel that blends the emotional insecurities of young teenage boys with their need to be strong...Polak delivers her tale with a simplicity and realism that brings the readers into the northern world. -- (10/01/2009) The story eloquently addresses coming of age, understanding different cultures, and the values of a young teen as he spends time with his father in a predominately Inuit culture. --Tacoma School District #10 (01/05/2012)

The harsh living conditions and culture of the Inuit abound. Yet, the actions, thoughts, and fears portrayed are of any typical 15-year-old boy who finds himself in an atypical setting...The commotion (storms, polar bears, and tragedy at camp) keeps our attention. -- (11/15/2009) Noah's greatest adventure is discovering that the middle of nowhere can be the beginning of something new. --The ALAN Review (06/01/2010) A well-crafted, revealing look at Inuit culture...A memorable book - a very worthwhile and important read for youth who are open to learning about the lived experiences of others with much to teach. -- (07/01/2010) A great deal of information about daily life and Inuit culture is packed into the recounting of a few days in the community. Beer, bullying and a hint of romance keep the first-person narrative in the typical 15-year-old realm. The conditions of life are harsh but not impossible, and the gradual rapprochement between Noah and his dad adds a nice counterpoint to Noah's reaction to this exotic world into which he not only arrives but that he discovers he admires. -- (09/15/2009) The survival-adventure details will engage reluctant readers [and] the story has elements of romance when Noah strives to impress an Inuit classmate...Add this to survival/adventure collections. --School Library Journal (11/01/2009) Useful for its discussion of Canada's Inuit culture and the history of oppression that accompanies it, as well as the effect of climate change on northern life. I highly recommend this book; it is engaging, entertaining and a pleasure to read. -- (11/06/2009) A powerful novel that blends the emotional insecurities of young teenage boys with their need to be strong...Polak delivers her tale with a simplicity and realism that brings the readers into the northern world. -- (10/01/2009) The story eloquently addresses coming of age, understanding different cultures, and the values of a young teen as he spends time with his father in a predominately Inuit culture. --Tacoma School District #10 (01/05/2012)

A great deal of information about daily life and Inuit culture is packed into the recounting of a few days in the community. Beer, bullying and a hint of romance keep the first-person narrative in the typical 15-year-old realm. The conditions of life are harsh but not impossible, and the gradual rapprochement between Noah and his dad adds a nice counterpoint to Noah's reaction to this exotic world into which he not only arrives but that he discovers he admires. -- (09/15/2009) The harsh living conditions and culture of the Inuit abound. Yet, the actions, thoughts, and fears portrayed are of any typical 15-year-old boy who finds himself in an atypical setting...The commotion (storms, polar bears, and tragedy at camp) keeps our attention. -- (11/15/2009) A powerful novel that blends the emotional insecurities of young teenage boys with their need to be strong...Polak delivers her tale with a simplicity and realism that brings the readers into the northern world. -- (10/01/2009) Noah's greatest adventure is discovering that the middle of nowhere can be the beginning of something new. --The ALAN Review (06/01/2010) The story eloquently addresses coming of age, understanding different cultures, and the values of a young teen as he spends time with his father in a predominately Inuit culture. --Tacoma School District #10 (01/05/2012) The survival-adventure details will engage reluctant readers [and] the story has elements of romance when Noah strives to impress an Inuit classmate...Add this to survival/adventure collections. --School Library Journal (11/01/2009) Useful for its discussion of Canada's Inuit culture and the history of oppression that accompanies it, as well as the effect of climate change on northern life. I highly recommend this book; it is engaging, entertaining and a pleasure to read. -- (11/06/2009) A well-crafted, revealing look at Inuit culture...A memorable book - a very worthwhile and important read for youth who are open to learning about the lived experiences of others with much to teach. -- (07/01/2010)

The survival-adventure details will engage reluctant readers [and] the story has elements of romance when Noah strives to impress an Inuit classmate...Add this to survival/adventure collections. --School Library Journal (11/01/2009) Useful for its discussion of Canada's Inuit culture and the history of oppression that accompanies it, as well as the effect of climate change on northern life. I highly recommend this book; it is engaging, entertaining and a pleasure to read. -- (11/06/2009) Noah's greatest adventure is discovering that the middle of nowhere can be the beginning of something new. --The ALAN Review (06/01/2010) The story eloquently addresses coming of age, understanding different cultures, and the values of a young teen as he spends time with his father in a predominately Inuit culture. --Tacoma School District #10 (01/05/2012) A great deal of information about daily life and Inuit culture is packed into the recounting of a few days in the community. Beer, bullying and a hint of romance keep the first-person narrative in the typical 15-year-old realm. The conditions of life are harsh but not impossible, and the gradual rapprochement between Noah and his dad adds a nice counterpoint to Noah's reaction to this exotic world into which he not only arrives but that he discovers he admires. -- (09/15/2009) The harsh living conditions and culture of the Inuit abound. Yet, the actions, thoughts, and fears portrayed are of any typical 15-year-old boy who finds himself in an atypical setting...The commotion (storms, polar bears, and tragedy at camp) keeps our attention. -- (11/15/2009) A powerful novel that blends the emotional insecurities of young teenage boys with their need to be strong...Polak delivers her tale with a simplicity and realism that brings the readers into the northern world. -- (10/01/2009) A well-crafted, revealing look at Inuit culture...A memorable book - a very worthwhile and important read for youth who are open to learning about the lived experiences of others with much to teach. -- (07/01/2010)

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Monique Polak is the author of more than thirty books for young people. She is the three-time winner of the Quebec Writers' Federation Prize for Children's and YA Literature for her novels Hate Mail, What World is Left and Room for One More. In addition to teaching at Marianopolis College in Montreal, Monique is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in Maclean's Magazine, the Montreal Gazette and other Postmedia newspapers. She is also a columnist on ICI Radio-Canada's Plus on est de fous, plus on lit! In 2016, Monique was the CBC/Quebec Writers' Federation inaugural writer-in-residence. Monique lives in Montreal.

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