num_pages: 195
description: After a sailing ship breaks up on the rocks off Washington's storm-tossed Cape Flattery, Nathan McAllister, the fourteen-year-old son of the lighthouse keeper, refuses to believe the authorities, who say there were no survivors. Unexplained footprints on a desolate beach, a theft at the trading post, and glimpses of a wild "hairy man" convince Nathan that someone is hiding in the remote sea caves along the coast. With his new friend, Lighthouse George, a fisherman from the famed Makah whaling tribe, Nathan paddles the fierce waters of the Pacific--fishing, hunting seals, searching for clues. Alone in the forest, Nathan discovers a ghostly canoe and a skeleton that may unlock the mystery of ancient treasure, betrayal . . .and murder. 2000-2001 Georgia's Picture Storybook Award &amp; Georgia's Children's Book Award Masterlist01-02 Land of Enchantment Book Award Masterlist (Gr. 6-9)
language: English
title: Ghost Canoe
titlecomplete: Ghost Canoe
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Mystery, Juvenile, Teen, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 609
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Young Adult, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Colorado Book Award
category: Young Adult, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award
category: Young Adult
publisher: Avon Books