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2003 Hackmatack
Children's Choice Book Award/Prix littéraire - le choix de jeunes
By The Standing Stone
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When Mack and Jamie MacNeil are kidnapped by the sinister Ben Sparks, a dangerous adventure is set in motion. Forced to travel through the North American wilderness on the eve of the American Revolution, Mack and Jamie's very lives are on the line. As they try to twart the evil that stalks them, they meet many brave allies, participte in thrilling political intrigue, and even find love.
It is a journey neither Mack nor Jamie would have chosen, but once set upon its path, their lives will be changed forever.
Be sure to read the first book in The Circle of Silver Chronicles, A Circle of Silver, for more tales of the MacNeils' adventures in the New World.
Maxine Trottier is the award-winning author of several picture books such as Little Dog Moon, Dreamstones, Flags, Storm at Batoche and Prairie Willow. A Circle in Silver and By the Standing Stone are just the first installments in Maxine's series for young adults.
Suggested Activities
- Build a model of an Oneida longhouse or village.
- Have a corn-husking bee.
- Trace the route taken by the characters on their adventure.
- Have a tea party.
- Draw the cross section of a sailing ship of that time.
- Try writing with quill and ink! You can use seagull feathers.
- Find out what toys and games were like at the time.
- Add one more chapter to the book. What happens next?