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Jason's Gold

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Jason Hawthorn, after hearing the news about the Klondike gold mine, hurries home to tell his brothers that he was going to Alaska. When Jason arrives home, he finds out that his brothers had already left for Alaska. They had also taken the money that his father had left for Jason when he died to by their own food and supplies for the trip. This left Jason with absolutely nothing. He decides to go to Alaska anyways to catch up with his brothers. Since he was not carrying much, he would be able to move quickly.

I really enjoyed this book because it has a little bit of everything. There is action, just a bit romance, and tragedy. It was pretty hard for me to put down this book. There was a lot of suspence, which made me sad whenever I had to put this book down to eat or use the restroom. This event actually happened, so while you are enjoying this book, you are actually also taking in information. It shows a lot of what happened and how people felt when they had accomplished their goal by reaching Alaska or how they felt when they had failed to reach Alaska. Many people died since it was so cold up in the up there in the mountains. A lot of animals also died, such as dogs and horses. Many people that bought them had no idea what they ate or how to care for them.

My favorite part of this book was when a little boy had got his legs frozen. While he was walking to Alaska, he had gotten water in his boots and had forgotten to take them off the dry them. The only thing that he could have done was cut his leg off. The little boy's uncle leaves him there with Jason because he thought he would die. The uncle also didnt have any time to wait for the little boy's legs to heal, so he just left. He had lost a lot of blood when they cut off his leg, and his uncle gave up hope for him surviving. If he did survive, Jason would not have enough food to last him the whole winter. How in the world was he supposed to feed the little boy now?

The book, Jason's Gold, written by Will Hobbs, conveys themes of determination, disappointment, and hardship. These themes led to a well-written, page turning thriller that makes you feel lucky for all that you have.
Fifteen-year-old Jason Hawthorn hears news of a gold rush, taking place in the Klondike. Jason leaves his job as a newspaper boy, and is immediately infected with klondicitis as it comes to be called, or Klondike fever. Jason wishes to return home to Seattle, and rejoin his two older brothers, Abe and Ethan, and then set out for gold!
Along the way, Jason runs into many problems, such as food shortages, transportation, bone-chilling cold, and fierce competition with other people infected with Klondike fever. To survive the elements along the way, Jason has to use all of his skills, and comes blisteringly close to death. Just making it to Dawson city, where the gold has been found, will be a challenge. Jason will have to battle infamous trails such as the Dead Horse Trail, and the Chilkoot Pass. This is not including a 500-mile trip down the Yukon River that must also be completed, and completed before the harsh winter sets in, and the river freezes up.
Jason's Gold is a book for anyone who enjoys suspense and action, with sudden turns along the way. Jason shows amazing courage and a will to survive that fuel him along his journey. This story is based on the ancient Greek myth, Jason and the Argonauts, which tells of Jason braving impossible odds to retrieve the Golden Fleece. Will Jason Hawthorn retrieve his golden fleece, or will he fall the at the hands of the merciless Klondike?

I read this in 2 days and it was excellent. I recomend it to anyone in the world, thats how good it is. Its about Jason Hawthorne and how he gets to the Klondike and what happens on the way. I loved this book.

I read this book as a preview for my son and was thoroughly entertained by the story. The story is fast paced and very vivid about a young man and his adventures enroute to the Alaska frontier. You could almost see and feel what Jason was experiencing as he travelled. When I convinced my 14 year old to read it, he did not put it down until he had finished the last page!! I would recommend this story to any age and sex reader. It was a wonderful story.

Taking place in the late 1880's Jason Hawthorn set out with hundred's of thousands of people to the Klondike Rush in Alaska. Hoboing it on a train, then on a boat and dropped off in Juneau, Alaska. Jason's goal was to strike it rich and find his two older brothers which had a lead on him. Jason comes to meet Jack London, an aspiring writer from California and other not so famous people. Jason's Gold is an awesome story about the struggle of the youngest kid in a family and befriending a HUsky who was tortured by it's master. Read this compelling book and I promise you, you'll enjoy it!

As an adult I really enjoyed this book. When I read it outloud to my 4th grader I had a much different response. She was deeply disturbed by the graphic and violent story line. If your child is ready to tackle issues such as suicide, animal cruelty, dismemberment, starvation and other types of dying then this book is for them. Considering I do not allow my child to watch R rated movies, this book was not appropriate for her. Just a warning to parents. READ THIS BOOK FIRST!!!!

The book starts out very badly. It is very hard to understand what is happening.once it gets into the action it gets a little better. As you go on it gets better and better. The end is really really bad. It didnt really relate to the rest of the story

kenny101
p.s. dont listen to ashrey pinkes

This book is about a boy named Jason Hawthorn who must beat all odds to get reunited with his brothers and possibly find gold. First of all, gold is the reason that everything in this book happened. Second, I think it is what drives the reader to turn the pages. I constantly found myself wondering if he was going to find any gold. What also makes this a page-turner is that Jason gets seperated from his brothers because they left a couple days earlier than him and I wanted to see if he finds them.
Overall, he hops a train to Seattle, stows away on a ship headed for Skagway, and makes the treacherous 500-mile walk to the gold fields.He will meet some friends, have even more hardships, and find out what it means to "be out in the sticks."

Will Hobbs has definitely hit the spot with me on this book. I think that's because I also like to explore and hike and because it is easy to visualize what is happening in this book.
Although, besides the explring and hiking part, I can't relate to this book very much. Jason did a lot of things I might not have done. I would have thought about them, but not done them.

I recommend this book to everyone, and especially people who like to be outdoors!

Jason's Gold by Will Hobbs is an exciting book. Jason Hawthorn was from Alaska, now he was in New York selling newspapers. He was selling a paper about gold found in Alaska. The next day he was on a train heading towards Alaska. He meet many people on his to Alaska. He encountered many obstacles such as bears, money shortage, and broken up trails. He and his new friends Charlie and King ventured on towards Alaska. Jason and King encountered three bears whilr looking for food. The bears atacked King, King didn't make it. Jason and Charlie finally made it to Alaska.

I would recommend this book to any one who likes adventure books. I liked it because of the excitment, adventure, and the sorrow. It has such a powerful grip the I could not put it down everytime I read it. In my opinion this is one of the best book out there.

This is truly a wonderful book. You should take my word for it because im a very picky reader. I Reccomend this book to people 10 and up. This books about a boy named Jason Hawthorn,15, who is a paperboy in New York. After he finds out about the gold rush in Klondike, hes gone within hours. His brothers Ethan and Abe also went on the goled rush and leave down the yukon only a day a head him.
On his journey he encounters with new friends, gets in a fight with bears, and even a crazy caharging moose cant stop him. This book really is good and I reccomend it to any one, in fact you should go pick up a copy right away!!!!