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(3.00) - 543 listener ratings
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"We've got millions!" the prospectors roared to the throng at Seattles' docks. "The Klondike is the richest goldfield in the world!" Within moments, the telegraph is humming the news. Within hours, fifteen-year-old Jason Hawthorn is rushing west from New York City with a bad case of Klondike fever. For readers who love a survival story told with bone-chilling authenticity, Will Hobbs has spun a saga of courage, friendship, and endurance set under the northern lights and amidst the actual events of the Klondike gold rush.
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"i gave this book four stars because it is a great adventure book about a fourteen old kid who goes up to alaska for the gold rush. The reason i gave it only four is because at the very end of the book when he reaches his destination and he never even searches for gold and just stays in the town. "
— Garrett (4 out of 5 stars)
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" First, this book is boring!!!!! But I don't like adventure books that much. Jason had been through many situations like going through the dead horse trail and was threatened to get shot but still went in. He got kicked off the ship and got his money stolen. So he ended up with no money. There was a gold rush and Jason's mainly tasks was to find gold and find his brothers. There was many characters in the book and lots of action. This book just wasnt my type. "
— Andrew, 2/14/2014 -
" I do not really like the book. It doesn't make much sense to me. "
— Garrett, 2/7/2014 -
" In the book it wasn't that exciting because i got board during the book. "
— Cayley, 2/6/2014 -
" this is book was ok but i wish it had more excitement to it. "
— Nicolette, 2/1/2014 -
" This book is unapealing to my taste of picking books. Plus the book is pretty much longer because of the small words!! It's was really slow while reading the book and everyone that said that you hated it I agree!!!!!!!! "
— Destiny, 1/16/2014 -
" I did not like this book, the first and second parts weren't very interesting but the third was okay. I wish I could have just stopped reading the book and start reading a book I was actually interested in. There were some pretty descriptive words here and there but all in all it wasn't what I thought would be. I thought it would be a 7 when we first rated it. Now I would rated it about a 2. I think some parts of the book didn't need to be there. I would not recommend this book to any one who is interested in reading it. "
— Angelo, 1/10/2014 -
" Good historical fiction with enough action to keep dis tractable boys reading. There's also vomit and gangrene. "
— Terry, 1/3/2014 -
" My favorite adventure story! "
— Shannon, 12/16/2013 -
" Read this for my 6th grade language arts class. The students did not seem very eager to read this one. May have to rethink it for next year. I thought it was okay. "
— Jessica's, 10/28/2013 -
" Really like this book. It was very exciting and historically accurate. Will Hobbs used stories of actual events in the book. Good way to learn about the Klondike gold rush. Good descriptions of mob mentality. "
— Suzanne, 10/24/2013 -
" This was a pretty interesting look at the Yukon Gold Rush, something that I knew absolutely nothing about. It's hard to believe what happens to people when you yell, "Gold!" "
— Kami, 8/28/2013 -
" This was another book club read for Travis' class. The group didn't care for it, until they got into it more. Then they hated to put it down. "
— Julie, 8/9/2013 -
" this book was kinda good (the writing styles(, but it was SOOOOO boring! "
— ♥rAcHeL♥, 8/8/2013 -
" Paul & I listened to the cd's on the way home from TN...we both liked this a lot!!!! "
— Kassie, 4/11/2013 -
" i hated the beginig and pretty much the whole book "
— Elise, 3/25/2013 -
" Good adventure. Held my attention. Made me want to go to the Yukon. Clean and safe read for young adults and children. "
— Chad, 3/1/2013 -
" not the best so far "
— Emma, 8/16/2012 -
" the worst book ever D: "
— Bloomie, 7/31/2012 -
" Dont realy like Jason's Gold "
— Breanna, 7/23/2012 -
" An independent 15 year old boy in the late 1800's travels north to the Yukon territory during the Klondike gold rush. At first, he is alone, then he forms friendships with other travelers and a strong husky dog. Will Jason find his gold? Or will he find something he values even more? "
— Roxanne, 12/4/2011 -
" Read this with Chloe and she is now curious about Jack London which is something I never thought would happen. "
— Katia, 7/2/2011 -
" I read this book a long time ago and desperatly need to reread it. "
— Emily, 4/20/2011 -
" This was another book club read for Travis' class. The group didn't care for it, until they got into it more. Then they hated to put it down. "
— Julie, 3/25/2011 -
" Really enjoyed the historical accounts of the Klodike Gold Rush wrapped up in a fictional story about a young man out on his own. "
— Dawn, 2/22/2011 -
" This was a pretty interesting look at the Yukon Gold Rush, something that I knew absolutely nothing about. It's hard to believe what happens to people when you yell, "Gold!" "
— Kami, 2/20/2011 -
" Jason's Gold was an amazing book! It was really sad though that King died. "
— Emma, 1/21/2011 -
" the worst book ever D: "
— Bloomie, 11/29/2010 -
" It was a very good book and some parts get very intense and exciting and it just makes me want to read more so i suggest this book to anyone who like to read. "
— Lucas, 11/11/2010 -
" good historical read. boys would enjoy. "
— Alana, 10/25/2010 -
" An independent 15 year old boy in the late 1800's travels north to the Yukon territory during the Klondike gold rush. At first, he is alone, then he forms friendships with other travelers and a strong husky dog. Will Jason find his gold? Or will he find something he values even more? "
— Roxanne, 5/3/2010 -
" We read this as a family and the kids loved it. I enjoyed it too. Plenty of adventure, excitement, and hardships to keep us all interested, plus the history and experience of the Klondike Gold Rush. "
— Zinger, 4/25/2010 -
" Great book, my son Logan recomended it. I am intrigued by the Klondike gold rush. "
— Gwennie, 12/9/2009 -
" One of my all-time childhood favourites! A recommended read for any age, this novel combines non-fictional events with a fictional story line. Satisfying for my Gold Rush faze and a refreshing simple read for any rainy day! "
— Shortcake, 11/21/2009
About Will Hobbs
Will Hobbs is the author of many outdoor adventure novels for upper elementary, middle school, and young adult readers, as well as a few picture book stories. Several of his novels have been named Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association, and Ghost Canoe, his first mystery, won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. The ALA’s list of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of the Twentieth Century includes two of Will’s titles: Far North and Downriver. A graduate of Stanford University and a former reading and language arts teacher, he lives with his wife in Durango, Colorado.
About Boyd Gaines
Boyd Gaines is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and an actor whose many film credits include Second Best, I’m Not Rappaport, Heartbreak Ridge, Fame, and Porky’s. He’s won two Tony Awards for performances in the The Heidi Chronicles and the musical She Loves Me. On television he has appeared in A Woman Called Jackie, A Son’s Promise, and in the popular series One Day at a Time.