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Lost In The Barrens

Lost In The Barrens

by Farley Mowat

McClelland & Stewart | September 1, 2009 | Trade Paperback

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Awasin, a Cree Indian boy, and Jamie, a Canadian orphan living with his uncle, the trapper Angus Macnair, are enchanted by the magic of the great Arctic wastes. They set out on an adventure that proves longer and more dangerous than they could have imagined. Drawing on his knowledge of the ways of the wilderness and the implacable northern elements, Farley Mowat has created a memorable tale of daring and adventure.

When first published in 1956, Lost in the Barrens won the Governor-General's Award for Juvenile Literature, the Book-of-the-Year Medal of the Canadian Association of Children's Librarians and the Boys' Club of America Junior Book Award.
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  • 5 years ago
    Changed my life
    In 1965 this book turned me into a reader. I have reread it at least 10 times since and am reading it to my daughter now and it still excites my imagination and is inspiring her to know the entertainment that can be found between the covers of a book.
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  • 8 years ago
    BEST BOOK ON EARTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    If you're looking for a good adventure book this is the one. Once again Farley Mowat works his magic with this book all about friendship, adventure, suprises and turning out to be the heros of their village. Once you start this book you can't put it down.
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  • 10 years ago
    Another fantastic Farley Mowat Book!
    Lost in the Barrens is the story of two characters who get lost in the barrens of the far north. It is the story of survival and friendship, challenge and accomplishment. Though placed in the Young Adult category, I would consider this book interesting and captivating reading for any age group. If you like this one, be sure to check out Curse Of The Viking Grave(the sequel). It's even better if such a thing is possible.
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  • 12 years ago
    Interesting
    This is an interesting book, if you like survival stories. It was good, but to me there were too many gruesome parts. But maybe that's because I like animals too much.
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  • 12 years ago
    Great! Great! Great!
    The book was excellent and spine tingling. It was one of the best books he has written.
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  • 13 years ago
    A Must Read Book
    This book describes what it was like to live in the barrens. It is an adventure book that teaches you some survival skills and entertains you. If you could only pick one book to read, it would be this one.
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  • 14 years ago
    COOL BOOK
    This is one of the best books I've ever read. It has adventure mixed in with the right amount of learning. I recommend this book to all people. I loved it, and I think that Farley Mowat is a really great writer. His books inspire me!
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Lost In The Barrens

Lost In The Barrens

by Farley Mowat

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Appropriate for ages: 9 - 12

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Awasin, a Cree Indian boy, and Jamie, a Canadian orphan living with his uncle, the trapper Angus Macnair, are enchanted by the magic of the great Arctic wastes. They set out on an adventure that proves longer and more dangerous than they could have imagined. Drawing on his knowledge of the ways of the wilderness and the implacable northern elements, Farley Mowat has created a memorable tale of daring and adventure.

When first published in 1956, Lost in the Barrens won the Governor-General's Award for Juvenile Literature, the Book-of-the-Year Medal of the Canadian Association of Children's Librarians and the Boys' Club of America Junior Book Award.

Format: Trade Paperback

Dimensions: 224 Pages, 5.12 × 7.87 × 0.39 in

Published: September 1, 2009

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Language: English

The following ISBNs are associated with this title:

ISBN - 10: 0771064667

ISBN - 13: 9780771064661

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Chapter 1 Jamie and Awasin The month of June was growing old. It had been a year since Jamie Macnair left Toronto, the city of his birth, to take up a new life in the subarctic forests of northern Canada. Beside the shores of Macnair Lake the tamaracks were greening now after the winter’s blackness. Out on the lake great loons cried shrilly. As Jamie squatted in front of the log cabin, helping his uncle bale up the winter’s catch of furs, he tried to remember how he had felt on that day, a year past, when he climbed out of the train at the lonely frontier town called The Pas to meet his uncle. Jamie’s uncle, Angus Macnair, had been a trader in the arctic, the master of a sealing schooner in the Bering Sea, and finally a trapper who roamed over the broad forests of the north. To Jamie, his uncle was almost a legend, and when the telegram came from him it filled the boy with excitement. ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR YOU TO JOIN ME AT THE PAS STOP LETTER WITH DETAILS FOLLOWS. ANGUS MACNAIR That eagerly awaited letter had brought with it some unhappiness for Jamie. It had reminded him sharply of the tragedy of his parents’ deaths in a car accident seven years ago. And it had made clear something he had never really faced before – that apart from his uncle, whom he had never seen, he was truly alone. During the past seven years he had taken the security of the boarding school for granted. But, reading Angus Macnair’s letter, he realized that it was no r
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About the Author

Farley Mowat was born in Belleville, Ontario, in 1921, and grew up in Belleville, Trenton, Windsor, Saskatoon, Toronto, and Richmond Hill. He served in World War II from 1940 until 1945, entering the army as a private and emerging with the rank of captain. He began writing for his living in 1949 after spending two years in the Arctic. Since 1949 he has lived in or visited almost every part of Canada and many other lands, including the distant regions of Siberia. He remains an inveterate traveller with a passion for remote places and peoples. He has twenty-five books to his name, which have been published in translations in over twenty languages in more than sixty countries. They include such internationally known works as People of the Deer, The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, Never Cry Wolf, Westviking, The Boat That Wouldn't Float, Sibir, A Whale for the Killing, The Snow Walker, And No Birds Sang, and Virunga: The Passion of Dian Fossey. His short stories and articles have appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, Maclean's, Atlantic Monthly and other magazines.
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