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"Moves swiftly through a clearly defined plot. Daher reveals a beautiful and exciting place where great adventure can be discovered... Recommended." (CM Magazine )
"Fast-paced action and [an] unusual setting, this book should be a favourite with the younger crowd." (Winnipeg Free Press )
"Would fit well into any junior level adventure collection." (Resource Links )
"Fast-paced action and [an] unusual setting, this book should be a favourite with the younger crowd." (Winnipeg Free Press )
"Would fit well into any junior level adventure collection." (Resource Links )
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They carried on in the dark, not speaking. Only the wind and the sound of the sled swooshing over fresh snow broke the silence.
"Whoa!" Colly called.
Jaz could hear open water. That wasn't all she heard.
Woooooo!
Wolves. And they were close!
(20070601)
"Whoa!" Colly called.
Jaz could hear open water. That wasn't all she heard.
Woooooo!
Wolves. And they were close!
(20070601)
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Anita Daher draws writing inspiration from the many places she's been fortunate to live, including Summerside, PEI; Yellowknife, NT; Churchill, MB; Baker Lake, NU and Sault Ste. Marie, ON, all in Canada. Since 1995 she has been entrenched in the book publishing industry writing books, articles and reviews, and leading workshops and presentations. She has worked on occasion as marketing director, editor, and radio broadcaster, and is currently associate teen book editor at Great Plains Publications. When she's not working with books she enjoys playing her guitar, and working with horses. Anita divides her time between Winnipeg, MB, and a small Francophone community in Manitoba's cottage country.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoy the read, even if Jaz gets on your nerves!,
By Deborah Sandford "Marian the Librarian" (Madison, NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Racing for Diamonds (Orca Young Readers) (Paperback)
Well, no one's exactly racing for diamonds, but it's a good grab to get the reader into the book. At age twelve, Jaz joins the Junior Canadian Rangers. She's short-tempered and immature and especially annoys her senior partner, a thirteen-year-old boy named Colly. In order to learn co-operation, the JCR Sergeant pairs them together to participate in the much anticipated dog-sled competition held on the Canol Trail. At the same time, a big news story hits the headlines involving Jaz's former neighbor, a man her father knows. This man is reported missing and may certainly have something to do with stolen diamonds. Colly and Jaz get lost in a snow squall during the Canol race, and find the wounded man who in turn kidnaps them, needing their sled and dogs for transportation through the wilderness. This exciting adventure in Northwest Territory reveals an ample slice of life of small town Canadian (winter) culture.
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