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The Broken Blade

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4 out of 5
Based on 192 Ratings and 69 Reviews

Book Description
In the summer of 1800, 13-year-old Pierre La Page never thought he'd be leaving Montreal to paddle 2,400 miles. It was something older men, like his father, did. But when Pierre's father has an accident, Pierre quits school and enlists to become a voyageur for the Northwest Fur Company. Without his wages, how would his family survive the winter?

As the youngest member of the brigade, it's n... More
Book Information
PublisherDelacorte Press Books for Young Readers
BindingHardcover (8 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages176
ISBN-100385322240
ISBN-13978-0385322249
Publication Date02/10/1997
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About William Durbin (Author) : William Durbin is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of William Durbin include Wintering, The Winter War: A Novel, El Lector.
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