Jasons Gold, Will Hobbs
Jasons Gold, Will Hobbs
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Jason's Gold

Author: Will Hobbs

Narrator: Boyd Gaines

Unabridged: 5 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2000

Synopsis

"We've got millions!" the prospectors roared to the throng at Seattles' docks. "The Klondike is the richest goldfield in the world!" Within moments, the telegraph is humming the news. Within hours, fifteen-year-old Jason Hawthorn is rushing west from New York City with a bad case of Klondike fever.

For readers who love a survival story told with bone-chilling authenticity, Will Hobbs has spun a saga of courage, friendship, and endurance set under the northern lights and amidst the actual events of the Klondike gold rush.

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 Angela on January 02, 2020

Jason’s Gold, written by Will Hobbs, is a historical fiction book that paints a picture of what is was like to travel in the late 1800’s from New York to the Klondike in search of gold. As a future teacher, I would use this book in 5th through 8th grade to engage my students in the Klondike Gold Rus......more

Goodreads review by Juliette on November 20, 2012

I think this book was ok. It's not my type of book at all! Well, I do like adventure books, but this wasn't a good one for me. The main characters in this book are Jason Hawthorn and Charlie. Jason Hawthorn hears news about a gold rush. Jason wants to go discover the gold rush in the Klondike. It is......more

Goodreads review by Jadon on April 25, 2012

15 year old jason Hawthore is a boy that is always looking for adventure. in the first person story Jasons gold, young jason sets out to the klondike to strike it rich, along the way he faces many problems such as starvation and extreme cold. the story reads well and seems authentic, based on the au......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on October 16, 2018

I really liked how this book is so adventurous. It seems every chapter brings a new challenge to the protagonist. It would have been a book full of surprises except I read all the most interesting parts ahead of time. The ending was especially well written because it is not how books usually end, bu......more

Goodreads review by Destiny on November 17, 2012

This book is unapealing to my taste of picking books. Plus the book is pretty much longer because of the small words!! It's was really slow while reading the book and everyone that said that you hated it I agree!!!!!!!!......more

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