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by Leif Hamre

Four men are stranded in the frozen north. Should they stay with their helicopter as stated in the regulations or should they try to walk 100-odd miles through the snow and ice?

Genres: Young Adult

123 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1965

About the author

Leif Hamre was a Norwegian military officer and children's writer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Hamre

Reviews

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

A routine helicopter mission over the ice fields of Greenland goes dangerously off course. Even worse, there are now two extra lives at stake, in addition to the pilot's and the mechanic's.

Written before the YA genre found its footing, this story would still appeal to this group. I gave it to my husband to read the minute I put it down. It would be a great read-aloud for even upper elementary and middle school / jr. high age listeners. It would be nice if this were re-printed.

For some reason I thought this book which I'd plucked from a library book sale table years ago had a Christmas theme. So all these years I've packed it away with Christmas, unread. This year I decided to actually READ some of these books. Even though it turns out to not have anything to do with Christmas I'm glad to have read it.