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Smelcer, John

The Trap

170 pp. | Holt | September, 2006 | Trade ISBN 0-8050-7939-4 $15.95
(2) YA First-time novelist Smelcer tells an unforgettable survival tale set in the Alaskan Arctic. Albert Least-Weasel stumbles into his own wolf-trap while running his trapline. His grandson Johnny fights for honor in a community that has turned from tradition to alcohol and nihilism. Alternating chapters tell their stories over the course of four subzero January days. The resolution provides no easy answers.
Reviewer: Vicky Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2006

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