Jason's Gold

by Will Hobbs

Book Overview

"Gold!" Jason shouted at the top of his lungs. "Read all about it! Gold discovered in Alaska!"

Within hours of hearing the thrilling news, fifteen-year-old Jason Hawthorn jumps a train for Seattle, stow away on a ship bound for the goldfields, and joins thousands of fellow prospectors attempting the difficult journey to the Klondike. The Dead Horse Trail, the infamous Chilkott Pass, and a five-hundred-mile trip by canoe down the Yukon River...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380729148
• ISBN13: 9780380729142
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

jasons gold

This is truly a wonderful book. You should take my word for it because im a very picky reader. I Reccomend this book to people 10 and up. This books about a boy named Jason Hawthorn,15, who is a paperboy in New York. After he finds out about the gold rush in Klondike, hes gone within hours. His brothers Ethan and Abe also went on the goled rush and leave down the yukon only a day a head him. On his journey he encounters with new friends, gets in a fight with bears, and even a crazy caharging moose cant stop him. This book really is good and I reccomend it to any one, in fact you should go pick up a copy right away!!!!

Against All Odds

The book, Jason's Gold, written by Will Hobbs, conveys themes of determination, disappointment, and hardship. These themes led to a well-written, page turning thriller that makes you feel lucky for all that you have. Fifteen-year-old Jason Hawthorn hears news of a gold rush, taking place in the Klondike. Jason leaves his job as a newspaper boy, and is immediately infected with klondicitis as it comes to be called, or Klondike fever. Jason wishes to return home to Seattle, and rejoin his two older brothers, Abe and Ethan, and then set out for gold! Along the way, Jason runs into many problems, such as food shortages, transportation, bone-chilling cold, and fierce competition with other people infected with Klondike fever. To survive the elements along the way, Jason has to use all of his skills, and comes blisteringly close to death. Just making it to Dawson city, where the gold has been found, will be a challenge. Jason will have to battle infamous trails such as the Dead Horse Trail, and the Chilkoot Pass. This is not including a 500-mile trip down the Yukon River that must also be completed, and completed before the harsh winter sets in, and the river freezes up. Jason's Gold is a book for anyone who enjoys suspense and action, with sudden turns along the way. Jason shows amazing courage and a will to survive that fuel him along his journey. This story is based on the ancient Greek myth, Jason and the Argonauts, which tells of Jason braving impossible odds to retrieve the Golden Fleece. Will Jason Hawthorn retrieve his golden fleece, or will he fall the at the hands of the merciless Klondike?

A RALLY REALLY REALLY GR8 Book

I read this in 2 days and it was excellent. I recomend it to anyone in the world, thats how good it is. Its about Jason Hawthorne and how he gets to the Klondike and what happens on the way. I loved this book.

EXCITING GOLD RUSH ADVENTURE STORY

This is the story of a young boy named Jason who is traveling to the gold rush territory in Alaska. An exciting adventure you won't want to miss.

Jason's Gold

I read this book as a preview for my son and was thoroughly entertained by the story. The story is fast paced and very vivid about a young man and his adventures enroute to the Alaska frontier. You could almost see and feel what Jason was experiencing as he travelled. When I convinced my 14 year old to read it, he did not put it down until he had finished the last page!! I would recommend this story to any age and sex reader. It was a wonderful story.