Children's Books of Distinction Award
1998 · Picture Book · Winner
About This Book
When the influenza epidemic strikes Duluth, Minnesota, in 1918, Marven's parents send their son far away from the danger of the disease. But a logging camp in the great north woods?
A true story of a small Jewish boy and a bearish French-Canadian lumberjack . . . and how they became friends under the most unusual circumstances.
A true story of a small Jewish boy and a bearish French-Canadian lumberjack . . . and how they became friends under the most unusual circumstances.
Awards
Lupine Award
1997 · Children/Young Adult · Winner
National Jewish Book Award
1997 · Children's Picture · Winner
