Major, Kevin,

Hold fast / Kevin Major. - Toronto : Clarke, Irwin & Co., 2003, c1978. - 170 p. ; 21 cm.

When he is suddenly orphaned and sent from his small Newfoundland fishing village, and his younger brother, to live with a strict uncle in the city, Michael rebels and sets up camp in a national park.

Ages 12-15+; Grades 7-10+.

CLA Book of the Year for Children, 1979. Governor General's Literary Award for Children's literature, text, 1978.

ISBN: 0772011753 (Dell 1990) 9780888995803 0440937566 (Laurel-Leaf pbk. 1982) 0773674381 (1995 Stoddart pbk ed.) 0888995806 (Groundwood 25th anniv. pbk ed. 2003)

LCCN: 78318465

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Orphans
Runaway teenagers
Uncles
Cousins
Wilderness survival