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Will Hobbs is an adventure writer par excellence, who ranks with Gary Paulson as one of the best writers for reluctant boy readers. There is nothing namby pamby about his books they are good solid adventure stories with good human values. They put young kids both boys and girls in pressure situations, which they deal with and come through better for it.
Will Hobbs is the award-winning author of more than fifteen novels for young readers, including Jason's Gold, Wild Man Island, Jackie's Wild Seattle, and Leaving Protection. Seven of his books have been chosen by the American Library Association as Best Books for Young Adults. A graduate of Stanford University, Will lives in Durango, Colorado, with his wife, Jean. They are frequent visitors to southern Arizona's deserts and mountains. crossing the wire combines the author's on-the-ground experience with extensive research into the hardships facing immigrants attempting to cross illegally into the U.S. through these forbidding landscapes.
After lots of procrastination, I finally finished reading Go Big or Go Home by Will Hobbs the other day. Other than wondering about how the title fitted the book in the first place, I also thought much about the ups and downs of the story. Yes, it was very interesting and yes, it makes a fun read, but there are some parts of the book I'm a little peeved about. In the beginning where a meteorite crashed...
Hobbs, Will. Bearstone. New York: Antheum, 1992 - A troubled Ute Boy named Cloyd is to spend the summer on a ranch with an old man named Walter Landis. Through many trying times they learn to respect each other. Finding a stone in the shape of a bear helps Cloyd to come to terms with his life. (ALA/YASD Best Books for Young Adults 1989; IRA Teachers Choice for 1990; Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association Regional Book Award, 1990)
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