Black Star, Bright Dawn - Softcover

O'Dell, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0547053193 ISBN 13: 9780547053196

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2008

Synopsis

In this redesigned edition of Scott O'Dell's classic novel, a young Eskimo girl encounters frightening obstacles when she takes her father's place in the Iditarod, the annual 1,172-mile dogsled race in Alaska.

About this title

About the Author:

Scott O'Dell (1898-1989), one of the most respected authors of historical fiction, received the Newbery Medal, three Newbery Honor Medals, and the Hans Christian Andersen Author Medal, the highest international recognition for a body of work by an author of books for young readers. Some of his many books include The Island of the Blue Dolphins, The Road to Damietta, Sing Down the Moon, and The Black Pearl.

From the Inside Flap:

ndid, vividly written adventure."
THE KIRKUS REVIEWS
Bright Dawn was a teenaged Eskimo girl. Black Star was her part-husky, mostly wolf, pet. Together they were about to begin the famous Iditarod dogsled race through the bitter cold of Alaska. Bright Dawn knew they would win, but she didn't count on the cold, blinding whiteout, the belligerent bull moose, or ice that could crack and splinter at any time. And she soon realized that she was not only depending on Black Star for the race, but for her life....

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0547053193
• ISBN 13: 9780547053196
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144