Ghost Canoe, Will Hobbs
Ghost Canoe, Will Hobbs
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Ghost Canoe

Author: Will Hobbs

Narrator: Boyd Gaines

Unabridged: 4 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2000

Synopsis

“An exciting adventure...a winning tale that artfully combines history, nature and suspense.” —School Library Journal

A DANGEROUS MYSTERY
AND A BOY DETERMINED TO SOLVE IT...
After a sailing ship breaks up on the rocks off Washington’s storm-tossed Cape Flattery, Nathan MacAllister, the fourteen-year-old son of the lighthouse keeper, refuses to believe the authorities, who say there were no survivors. Unexplained footprints on a desolate beach, a theft at the trading post, and glimpses of a wild “hairy man” convince Nathan that someone is hiding in the remote sea caves along the coast. With his new friend, Lighthouse George, a fisherman from the famed Makah whaling tribe, Nathan paddles the fierce waters of the Pacific—fishing, hunting seals, searching for clues. Alone in the forest, Nathan discovers a ghostly canoe and a skeleton that may unlock this mystery of ancient treasure, betrayal...and murder.

About The Author

Will Hobbs is the award-winning author of several novels, including the Avon titles Bearstone, Kokopelli's Flute, and Far North, and the American Library Association has recognized four of Will's novels as Best Books for Young Adults. His novel Downriver was chosen as one of the ALA's 100 Best of the Best Books of the past 25 years. Winner of the California Young Reader Medal, Downriver was an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. Downriver has been nominated for state awards in Texas, Utah, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington. Hobbs lived in many places during his youth, including Alaska, Texas and California. He and his wife, Jean, now live in the mountains outside of Durango, Colorado. Downriver and River Thunder draw heavily on Hobbs' own experience rafting down the Colorado and also demonstrate his tremendous love of and respect for nature.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pop on July 23, 2018

Will Hobbs Can Write A Great Book; Canoe? The blurbs and descriptions for this book certainly make it sound like it has everything you might want for a ripping adventure tale. But, and I don't mean to be a wiseguy, I've read lots of blurbs and descriptions for books that didn't deliver. Imagine my de......more

Goodreads review by Lexi on February 07, 2010

A 7th grade class that I work in is reading this book. Most of the students have never spent time on the western side of the Washington state and they are struggling to stay interested in the book. My class is mostly low-income and minority students who really have no connections to make with a whit......more

Goodreads review by Blake on September 25, 2018

After my experience of reading the novel "Ghost Canoe" I would give this book a solid 3 stars. It starts out pretty slow at first, and as you reach the end, it finally get's pretty good. It's a bout a young boy named Nathan MacAllister who's Father is the in charge of the lighthouse on an island in......more

Goodreads review by Grace on February 25, 2016

There is a boy named Nathan and he lives in a lighthouse at sea. His mother is very ill and is not looking good. One day Nathan goes to the beach and finds a ship-wreaked boat. He reports it and finds out that no one finds a survivor from the boat that shipwrecked. But that does not explain why he s......more

Goodreads review by Dayna on August 12, 2016

Another stellar story by Hobbs. Nathan MacAllister is the son of the lighthouse keeper on Tatoosh Island in Washington. He witnesses a shipwreck and, after hearing of footprints found on the beach and some thefts from the local trading post, refuses to believe there were no survivors. He spends time......more

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