No. of pages 160
Published: 2013
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is part of a book series called Aladdin Historical Fiction .
This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Simon & Schuster .
Joan Hiatt Harlow is the author of several popular historical novels including Secret of the Night Ponies, Shadows on the Sea, Midnight Rider, Star in the Storm, Joshua's Song, Thunder from the Sea, and Breaker Boy. Ms. Harlow lives in Venice, Florida. For more information, visit her at JoanHiattHarlow. com.
This book has the following chapters:
Contents
Eleven Black Birds
Angry Encounter
Sickness
Danger at the Iceberg
Nightmare
The Lost Treasure
Secret at the Quidnunc
Sirius Is Missing
The Hidden Spring
Six Ravens
The Gale
Shipwreck!
A Star in the Storm
Five Black Birds
Afterword
Animals in literature
Dogs in literature
Canada in literature
Pets in literature
Nature in literature
United States in literature
This book is in the following series:
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Intermediate
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Flicker Tale Children's Book Award.
Black-Eyed Susan Award - Grades 4-6
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.
Iowa Children's Choice Award
This book was recognised by the Iowa Children's Choice Award.
Nevada Young Readers' Award - Young Readers
This book was recognised in the Young Readers category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award.
Sasquatch Award
This book was recognised by the Sasquatch Award.
Nutmeg Book Award - Grades 4-6
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Nutmeg Book Award.
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award.
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Grades 3-5
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award.
Sequoyah Book Award
This book was recognised by the Sequoyah Book Award.
"A dog story in the best tradition of the genre....Readers will be captivated by the scope of the story." * Kirkus Reviews *
"Atmospheric, briskly paced." * Publishers Weekly *
"Stirring adventure." * Booklist *