Young Adult Fiction Survival Stories
A Death of Cold
- Publisher
- Green Bold
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2017
- Category
- Survival Stories
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780994841445
- Publish Date
- Sep 2017
- List Price
- $3.73
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780994841438
- Publish Date
- Sep 2017
- List Price
- $15.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 13 to 17
- Grade: 8 to 12
Description
Four years after losing his mother to cancer, Jacky has finally achieved a close and trusting relationship with his father. He has also been learning about the rest of the family he never knew he had, being an only child of a dad who never talked about his past. Two things are very different for Jacky at sixteen than at twelve: In a determined effort to win his father’s affections after his mother died, Jacky learned to play the bagpipes, as his father had done at his age. After many months of practice and frustration, his work paid off and their relationship has never been stronger.
But now his dad wants to throw everything away – the special partnership they have – and remarry, replacing Jacky with a new wife. Jacky decides it’s time to get out, to move away, far away, from the pain his dad is causing him. Jacky has a plan, an opportunity practically handed to him by destiny to go to another country to study. But fate has stepped in and stranded Jacky and the rest of the band on a mountainside after their plane crashes. Now, before he can carry out any of his plans, Jacky has to survive in the snow and cold, struggling to help fend off the dire fear that is spreading within the group as they wait for rescue.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Jim Sellers has been a freelance writer for over 20years, working in television, film and online. He started writing fiction in 2004, after writing several short stories. His first YA book Jacky the Brave was published in 2013.
Excerpt: A Death of Cold (by (author) Jim Sellers)
The band was supposed to spend one night at the island, play the concert, and fly back the next day. But somewhere over the mountains between Vancouver and the place they were headed, their short trip turned into a long night of terror as weather and mechanical problems sent them flopping around inside the plane as it careened into the mountains and crash-landed on a ridge, in the middle of nowhere. The plane lay useless in the snow, one of its wings and the tail section untouched, while the other was crumpled and the front section flattened against the rocks. The inert propellers, which had stopped spinning long before the plane landed, towered over them like statues; impressive looking but useless.
Editorial Reviews
A Death of Cold is an enjoyable young adult novel that incorporates love, life, and a whole lot of adventure. I would recommend it to teens who may be experiencing similar issues to those of Jacky, or to someone who just likes a great adventure novel. Recommended
CM Magazine University of Manitoba.
