Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal)
Swift Rivers (Newbery Honor Book)
Set in 1830s Minnesota, the novel follows Chris as he tries to build a livelihood by floating logs downriver from his grandfather's land.
Work Information
The river becomes a path of hope for a poor family.
Against harsh nature and family conflict, the boy rises through work and friendship in a frontier historical novel.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
- Published
- 2004-10-01
- Pages
- 288 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 13.08 x 1.98 x 19.69 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780802777034
- ISBN-10
- 0802777031
- Price
- 3151 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Children's Books/Growing Up & Facts of Life/Family Life/Multigenerational
Newbery Honor book Barred from his family home-stead by his mean-spirited uncle, eighteen-year-old Chris weathers a Minnesota winter in a small cabin with his grandfather. Poverty and the tempting stories of a wandering Easterner convince Chris to harvest the trees on his grandfather's land and float the logs down the spring floodwaters of the Mississippi to the lumber mills in Saint Louis. Filled with stories of raft hands and river pilots, this fast-paced novel has all the momentum of the great Mississippi.
Cornelia Meigs was a prolific children's book author who began her career in 1915 and continued to write into the 1970s. She won the Newbery Medal in 1934 for Invincible Louisa , her biography of Louisa May Alcott. She lived in Havre de Grace, Maryland, at the time of her death in 1973.
Reviews
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This book was excellent and gave a good historical account of a little thought-of industry: logging down the Mississippi. The characters are believable, the story line excellent, and the ending a good one.
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Fun historical fiction that all 6 of our kids loved (ages 5-14). Is the coming of age story of 2 very different young men and the challenges in their own personalities that each one needs to overcome to mature into manhood (one needs to learn to stick to hard work and not give up, and the other needs to learn to come out of his shell and be a leader when he'd rather be invisible--and a whole lot more). There are some SUPER POSITIVE older male role models too. Reminds me of the importance of older, wiser adults in our kids' lives. Overall a delightful story with adventure and humor!
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Very easy read. A couple of interesting characters. Good description of living in a sparsely populated forest environment.
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This is an excellent coming of age book.Chris has always depended on his uncle for a home to live in and food to eat but when a hard -hearted Uncle Nels locks the door on him he has no other choice but to stay with his grandfather.A great adventure ensues with Chris and a new friend Stuart moving logs down the Mississippi meeting criminals,rough raftsmen and making life time friends along the way.Great book for anyone who loves an adventure.
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A gripping story that could even be considered Historical Fiction. A great read for any young adult, particularly boys. The author is a wonderful writer.