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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-Napoli, perhaps best known for her retold fairy tales and legends, spins a compelling, modern adventure. Sixth-grader Alvin, nicknamed "Dwarf" by classmates, is dying under his fearful Mamma's overprotectiveness. When his teacher gives an assignment to select a famous African American to study, Alvin is intrigued by Matthew Henson. Starved for adventure, the boy decides to run away to the North Pole-in January. Using the money he has saved for a bicycle, he leaves his Washington, DC, neighborhood on a train bound for New York, then heads to Toronto, then on to Winnepeg. Several adults, and lots of luck, help him along the way. In Winnepeg, he jumps into a freight car bound for Churchill, nearly freezing to death during the more than 33-hour trip. Here he connects with Inuit people (he's the first African American they've ever seen), who help him get to Bylot Island near the Arctic Circle, where he spends a season with a trapper, learning to survive sunless days, eating lemming and walrus stew, and rapidly growing in stature and self-confidence. The final page finds the boy, in June, arriving home. Napoli includes lots of interesting information about Henson and Inuit culture, and important messages about the value of cultural diversity. Alvin's luck may strain credibility at times, but readers will be cheering him on. He will inspire them to believe that even the most daunting obstacles can be overcome.
Connie Tyrrell Burns, Mahoney Middle School, South Portland, ME
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From AudioFile
Twelve-year-old Alvin chafes under his mother's strict rules and longs for adventure in the tradition of his hero, Arctic explorer Matthew Henson. Free captures Alvin's early frustration, as well as the excitement he feels leaving inner- city Washington, D.C., and embarking on a journey into the frozen wilderness. Though Napoli's story of Alvin's quest may seem a bit unbelievable at times, Free's narration places the listener directly inside each situation Alvin faces along the way. Called upon to portray everyone from tough drug dealers who try to enlist Alvin into their ranks to the Inuit people who propel him toward his goal, Free creates a sense of place in a story in which characters must react to the perils of the world around them. D.P.M. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Grade 5-8-Napoli, perhaps best known for her retold fairy tales and legends, spins a compelling, modern adventure. Sixth-grader Alvin, nicknamed "Dwarf" by classmates, is dying under his fearful Mamma's overprotectiveness. When his teacher gives an assignment to select a famous African American to study, Alvin is intrigued by Matthew Henson. Starved for adventure, the boy decides to run away to the North Pole-in January. Using the money he has saved for a bicycle, he leaves his Washington, DC, neighborhood on a train bound for New York, then heads to Toronto, then on to Winnepeg. Several adults, and lots of luck, help him along the way. In Winnepeg, he jumps into a freight car bound for Churchill, nearly freezing to death during the more than 33-hour trip. Here he connects with Inuit people (he's the first African American they've ever seen), who help him get to Bylot Island near the Arctic Circle, where he spends a season with a trapper, learning to survive sunless days, eating lemming and walrus stew, and rapidly growing in stature and self-confidence. The final page finds the boy, in June, arriving home. Napoli includes lots of interesting information about Henson and Inuit culture, and important messages about the value of cultural diversity. Alvin's luck may strain credibility at times, but readers will be cheering him on. He will inspire them to believe that even the most daunting obstacles can be overcome.
Connie Tyrrell Burns, Mahoney Middle School, South Portland, ME
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From AudioFile
Twelve-year-old Alvin chafes under his mother's strict rules and longs for adventure in the tradition of his hero, Arctic explorer Matthew Henson. Free captures Alvin's early frustration, as well as the excitement he feels leaving inner- city Washington, D.C., and embarking on a journey into the frozen wilderness. Though Napoli's story of Alvin's quest may seem a bit unbelievable at times, Free's narration places the listener directly inside each situation Alvin faces along the way. Called upon to portray everyone from tough drug dealers who try to enlist Alvin into their ranks to the Inuit people who propel him toward his goal, Free creates a sense of place in a story in which characters must react to the perils of the world around them. D.P.M. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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