Jason's Gold (1999)

by Will Hobbs

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When news of the discovery of gold in Canada's Yukon Territory in 1897 reaches fifteen-year-old Jason, he embarks on a 10,000-mile journey to strike it rich.

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Good Y.A. novel about the gold rush in the Klondike near the Alaskan border of Canada. Kind of rough actions make this better for more mature readers (15 and up?). (

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kslade | Dec 8, 2022 |

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lcslibrarian | Aug 13, 2020 |

This is a fifteen-year-old boy's adventure aboard a train, a ship and afoot as he journeys to the Klondike in the late 1800s.
Incredible discoveries await the reader of this survival tale.

Randalea | Aug 7, 2011 |

WORST BOOK EVER!!! I didn't want to read this but my 6th grade teacher made me. (

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alst0905 | Jan 31, 2011 |

My inspiration. Will Hobbs is incredibly insightful.

kwisple | Sep 8, 2008 |

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Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee – Grades 6-9 – 2002)

Evergreen Teen Book Award (Nominee – 2002)

Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee – Teen – 2003)

Great Stone Face Book Award (Nominee – 2001)

Iowa Teen Award (Nominee – 2003)

Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee – Grades 9-12 – 2001)

Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee)

Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee – Division II - Grades 6-8 – 2003)

Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee – Intermediate – 2002)

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee – 2003)

Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee – Young Adult – 2002)

South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee – 2000)

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee – 2003)

Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee – High School – 2002)

William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee – Grades 6-8 – 2001-2002)

Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee – 2002)

Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee – Intermediate – 2002)

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Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection – 2000)

NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2000)

NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (13th Edition: 1999-2001)

NCTE Books For You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior High (14th Edition: 1997-1999)

Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (Selection – 2000)

Tayshas High School Reading List (2001)

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1999

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for my brothers, Greg, Ed and Joe

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When the story broke on the streets of New York, it took off like a wildfire on a windy day.

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When news of the discovery of gold in Canada's Yukon Territory in 1897 reaches fifteen-year-old Jason, he embarks on a 10,000-mile journey to strike it rich.

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