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The Search for Grizzly One
by Don H. Meredith, Copyright © 2005, Inc. | ISBN: 0-595-33964-6 (print)
First Place: Outdoor Books, Outdoor Writers of Canada—2006 Communication Awards
Time is running out for a teenager searching for his grandfather's lost plane in Northern Canada. Can he trust the intuitions of Trish, the pilot's daughter? In The Search for Grizzly One, Mark Daniels is a sixteen-year-old whose grandfather, along with the pilot of a bush airplane, has disappeared on a fly-in hunting trip somewhere over northern Alberta.
After an extensive aerial search turns up nothing, Mark sets out with Trish on their own search. Following a hunch about what might have happened, the pair treks through the Northern Alberta wilderness. The journey tests every fiber of Mark's being, but along the way, he learns much about himself, the wilderness and the unbreakable human spirit.
Wildlife writer and biologist Don Meredith vividly describes the rugged terrain and harsh elements Trish and Mark endure on their desperate quest to find their loved ones—before it's too late.
"The Search for Grizzly One is a cracking good adventure story set in Canada's North. It was originally intended for young readers, but it contains some of the best writing about northern flying and wilderness life that I have ever encountered. ... Adults, as well as young people, should find reading it a rich and rewarding experience. Highly recommended."— Amazon.ca review
"This is an extremely well written story with a very strong plot and beautifully rendered characters."—Writer's Digest Book Awards
I have several copies of The Search for Grizzly One available for sale that I would be glad to sign and ship to you for the low price of $15 Cdn/US. If you are interested in purchasing this book, please send me a message at info@donmeredith.ca. Thank you for your interest.
Dog Runner
by Don H. Meredith copyright © 2004
Second edition (2004) | Authors Choice Press | ISBN: 0-595-33231-5
Winner: 1990 Writers Guild of Alberta Award for Excellence in Children's Literature
Jim is fighting for his own survival and for the survival of his dogs. He has entered a gruelling three-day race to win the money he needs to keep his team together. Pushed to the limits of his endurance, he is tempted to win at all costs. Only when disaster strikes does he realize the price may be too high.
In this powerful first novel, author Don Meredith combines the mystic world of native legend with the harsh realities of survival to create a compelling tale of adventure and coming of age in the stark landscape of the North.
Jim Redcrow is a Métis teenager who helps his father and uncle run a trapline in northern Alberta. As part of his duties, Jim maintains the family dog team that is used to haul supplies to and from the trapline. This chapter opens at the end of a very rough day for Jim. After all but losing a fight with a school yard bully, he comes home to find his father selling part of his dog team. After breaking up the sale, Jim learns from his father that they can no longer afford to keep the dogs. It is all too much for one day . . .
Canadian Book Review Annual, 1989. "Throughout this well-written adventure story, Native legends are skilfully interwoven, and Jim's relationship with his dogs is poignantly portrayed."
Calgary Herald, 1989. "Each of the dogs has a distinct, believable personality, and human and animal interactions ring true to life. Dog Runner is a special book."
I have several copies of the 2nd edition of Dog Runner available for sale that I would be glad to sign and ship to you for the low price of $15 Cdn/US. If you are interested in purchasing this book, please send me a message at info@donmeredith.ca. Thank you for your interest.