" Fast-moving, mesmerizing, this is a tale in the grand tradition of Robert Louis Stevenson and Leon Garfield. ★ "From the evocative jacket painting of a moonlit shipwreck to the superb characterizations, hair-raising plot and authentic period details, Lawrence's fiction is first-rate." -Starred Review, Publishers Weekly Though Frank is cruel and Chris is innocent, readers come to understand that each boy is much more than he appears." - School Library Journal the focus is on the rocky and evolving relationship between the two boys. "An emotionally engaging and heart-pounding read." - The Horn Book Review The boys' exploration of rugged territory and the mysterious "skeleton tree" with coffins in its branches neatly parallels their individual quests to make sense of recent losses and the lives they have left behind." - Publishers Weekly "Fans of Hatchet and Lord of the Flies will be drawn to this harrowing survival story from Lawrence ( The Winter Pony), which offers psychological suspense and action in equal measure. "Unsettling and compelling, a gripping, evocative read." - Kirkus Reviews A Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award NomineeĪ Sheila Egoff Children's Literature Prize FinalistĪ Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee The Skeleton Tree Written by Iain Lawrence Toronto: Tundra Books, 2016 21.99 HC (jacket) 978-5-7 10.99 EB 978-6-4 278 pages, 5 3/4' x 8 1/2' IL: Ages 10-14 RL: Grades 5-6 When their boat sinks off the Alaskan coast, the only survivors are 12-year-old Chris and a boy named Frank, who hates Chris immediately.
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