Northern Exposures by Eric Walters Date of Publication: 2001 ISBN: 0006485316 Number of Pages: 252

REQUIRED READING ABILITY: Average
GENRES: Adventure, Mystery
THEMES: Trust, Family, Coming of Age, Appearance versus Reality

SUMMARY:
Kevin Spreekmeester can’t believe he has just won a photography contest! He and his best friend Ian decided to enter the contest when the learned they would get the day off school to participate. As a fluke, Kevin won the contest because of a shutter glitch in his broken camera. His prize was a five-day trip to Churchill, Manitoba, to photograph polar bears with a famous wildlife photographer. It all sounded pretty good - a week off school to take pictures of some bears. Kevin just hopes he can convince his controlling parents to let him go.

While Kevin is visiting Churchill, he makes ‘friends’ with one of the locals, Loretta. When things happen in Churchill that raise questions, Kevin and Loretta decide to do some investigating on their own. Their investigation takes them on an adventure through the tundra of northern Manitoba, stowing away on the enemies’ buggy, and narrowly escaping the clutches of a polar bear.

WHO WOULD LOVE THIS BOOK? A kid who...

• loves Eric Walters
• loves Gary Paulsen
• is a wildlife fan
• is into the environment
• is an animal lover
• is obsessed with photography
  

WHAT ELSE?


RELATED LINK:
The real Kevin Spreekmeester Photographer
Supplemental Non-fiction Resource: Photography