Interest Age 9+ Reading Age 6.5+. A thrilling story of courage and survival set in the extreme cold of Alaska. Zeb is determined to win the Iditarod, a terrifyingly challenging dog sled race covering 674 miles. Everyone says that Zeb is too young to enter but Zeb knows he’s a good and he’s determined to show that he can do it. But can he? Zeb hits distaster. Will he survive?
Zeb defies his parents to take part in the biggest dog sledding race in the world, and ends up gettin gmore than he bargained for. Will he finish the race or will his beloved dog pay the price for his bravado? An exciting tale of courage and friendship.
J. A. C. West has written a number of books for children, including Tartu and the Pharaoh’s Curse, Tartu’s Close Encounter and Pip of Pengersick – a Smuggler’s Tale, which won ‘Best Children’s Book’ An Gof 2007. She lives in Penzance, Cornwall.
