2018 Red Maple Award - Shortlisted * 2017 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award - Winner, Young Adult Category * CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2016)

When a First Nations teen rescues a fish-hawk from a tailings pond in Alberta's oil sands, he has no idea that soon they will both be fighting for their lives.

As a cross-country runner, Adam aims to win gold in the upcoming provincial championship. But when he is diagnosed with leukemia, he finds himself in a different race, one that he can't afford to lose. He reclaims the name Hawk, given to him by his grandfather, and begins to fight, for his life and for the land of his ancestors and the creatures that inhabit it. With a little help from his grandfather and his friends, he might just succeed.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Sigurd F Olson Nature Writing Award. It was recognised in the Red Maple Award category by the Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Awards. It also was recognised in the Best Books for Kids & Teens category by the Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards.

There are 264 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Dundurn Group Ltd .

Jennifer Dance was born in England and graduated from the University of the West Indies with a B. Sc. in Agriculture and Animal Science. She immigrated to Canada in 1979 and still lives in Stouffville, Ontario. With family in the Native community, she has a passion for equality and justice for all people.