Log Jam

by Monica Hughes

Log Jam is a gripping adventure story set in the rugged foothills of Alberta. With her mother newly remarried, fourteen-year-old Lenora Rydz is having problems finding her place in her new "instant family". In a moment of anger, she sets out on a daredevil canoe trip. The canoe capsizes in white water, and Lenora has to fight for her life.

Luckily she reaches the shore and is found by a young native named Isaac Manyfeather. Isaac has been traveling through the woods for three days, denying himself food and water. He's escaped from a detention center to search out the idyllic world he knew as a child, and to recapture his true spirit. To Lenora he seems to be out of his mind...

And their meeting begins to change both their lives.

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult

169 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Monica Hughes was a very popular writer for young people, and has won numerous prizes. Her books have been published in the United States, Poland, Spain, Japan, France, Scandinavia, England, and Germany. She has twice received the Canada Council Prize for Children's Literature, and was runner-up for the Guardian Award.

She is the author of Keeper of the Isis Light, an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults, which also received a Certificate of Honor from the International Board on Books for Young People; Hunter in the Dark, also an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and Sandwriter, among many other titles.

Reviews

[Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

When my grade 6 teacher announced that we were going to read Log Jam, I asked him why we were reading about constipation.

[Travis Herring · Rating 3 out of 5]

An entertaining, quick enough read. Cliche characters throughout and an almost insulting depiction of indigenous culture and beliefs. Especially as described during the climax. Read it because of the title, which is the best part.

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