Book
Cabin on Trouble Creek
- Published
- 2004
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Publisher
- Dial Books for Young Readers
- Pages
- 219
- Words
- 44700
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/886248.Cabin_on_Trouble_Creek?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_22
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.5
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 660L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 9–14
Wolves, bears, and a heavy snowstorm are just some of the dangers that Daniel and Will must face&150alone. It's 1803, and the boys and their father have recently arrived in Ohio, following the promise of rich farmland. After clearing enough forest to build a log cabin, Pa sets off for Pennsylvania to fetch the rest of the family, while eleven-year-old Daniel and nine-year-old Will stay behind to watch the land. Pa had planned to return within five or six weeks . . . but something must have gone terribly wrong. Now the boys must survive the winter with only an axe, two knives, a sack of cornmeal, and&150most important of all&150their ability to invent and improvise. But are they truly alone in the woods? Daniel thinks that someone is watching them . . .
Collections
The Good & The Beautiful · 5
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780803725485
- ISBN-10
- 0803725485
Tags
AdventureFamily LifeHistorical FictionPioneerSnowThe Good & The BeautifulUnited States of AmericaWeather