Never Say Die

Description

In this fast-paced adventure story set in the Canadian arctic, fifteen-year-old Inuit hunter Nick Thrasher comes face-to-face with a fearsome creature on a routine caribou hunt gone wrong. Part grizzly, part polar bear, this environmental mutant has been pegged the "grolar bear" by wildlife experts. Nick may have escaped this time, but it won't be his last encounter. Then Nick's estranged half-brother, Ryan, offers to take him on a rafting trip down a remote part of the Firth River. But when disaster strikes, the two narrowly evade death. They're left stranded without supplies-and then the grolar bear appears. Will Hobbs brings his singular style to this suspenseful story about two brothers fighting for survival against the unpredictable-and sometimes deadly-whims of nature.

Will Hobbs is the award-winning author of 11 previous novels for young readers, including Far North, Ghost Canoe, and The Maze. Six of his books have been chosen by the American Library Association as Best Books for Young Adults.Visit Will Hobbs on the web at www.WillHobbsAuthor.com

"Nonstop survival adventure." -- Kirkus Reviews "Purpose driven survival tale...a plot lit up with extremes of privation and deadly danger." -- ALA Booklist "Turbocharged wilderness survival story." -- Horn Book Magazine "Exciting...The imagery is truly majestic. It will resonate with kids who have a healthy respect for the awesomeness of nature." -- School Library Journal