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Escape from Fire Mountain

Thirteen-year-old Nikki Roberts tries to help two children trapped by a forest fire but finds her efforts blocked by poachers who want her to become one of the fire's victims

Main Author: Paulsen, Gary.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, c1995.
Series: World of Adventure
Subjects:
Poaching > Juvenile Fiction.
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Nikki Roberts tries to help two children trapped by a forest fire but finds her efforts blocked by poachers who want her to become one of the fire's victims
Item Description: "A Yearling book."
"Forest fire survival guide inside"--Cover.
Physical Description: 67 p. ; 19 cm.
ISBN: 0440410258
9780440410256
Author Notes: Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minnesota. He was working as a satellite technician for an aerospace firm in California when he realized he wanted to be a writer. He left his job and spent the next year in Hollywood as a magazine proofreader. His first book, Special War, was published in 1966. He has written more than 175 books for young adults including Brian's Winter, Winterkill, Harris and Me, Woodsong, Winterdance, The Transall Saga, Soldier's Heart, This Side of Wild, and Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books. Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room are Newbery Honor Books. He was the recipient of the 1997 Margaret A. Edwards Award for his lifetime achievement in writing for young adults.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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