The Skeleton Tree

By Iain Lawrence

Two boys stranded on Alaskan shores must survive together against the odds.

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288 pages· 63,995 words· Est. 9 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Twelve-year-old Chris and the hostile Frank are stranded on the Alaskan coast after their boat sinks. With no supplies and only a raven for company, they must overcome their differences to survive. As the cold intensifies and food becomes scarce, will their unlikely bond be enough to lead them to safety?

From the publisher

A modern-day adventure and classic in the making, in the vein of The Call of the Wild, Hatchet, and The Cay, by award-winning author Iain Lawrence. A Junior Library Guild Selection Less than forty-eight hours after twelve-year-old Chris sets off on a sailing trip down the Alaskan coast with his uncle, their boat sinks. The only survivors are Chris and a boy named Frank, who hates Chris immediately. Chris and Frank have no radio, no flares, no food. Suddenly, they’ve got to forage, fish, and scavenge the shore for supplies. Chris likes the company of a curious, friendly raven more than he likes the prickly Frank. But the boys have to get along if they want to survive. Because as the days get colder and the salmon migration ends, survival will take more than sheer force of will. Eventually, in the wilderness of Alaska, the boys discover an improbable bond–and the compassion that might truly be the path to rescue.

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