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The Eskimo Way of Life

The book about survival in the arctic that I read was called Frozen Fire and the author and artist is (Ta-da!)… James Houston!

There are 2 main characters in this book and they are: Matthew and his new friend Kayak!
Matthew has his father’s watchful grey eyes and his mother’s sandy colored hair; he is tall and strong, so big that he outgrows his clothes. He’s adventurous when he goes with his father to lots of places like Arizona and Mexico; he is also determined because he searched for his father and Charlie (the helicopter driver) even though there was a huge storm outside and finally, he is smart because he learned a lot about geology from his father which was pretty useful for prospecting rocks.

Kayak, on the other hand, is short, very brave and considerate, because he went with Matthew to find Matthew’s father knowing it fully was a roaring blizzard full of traps out there but he still went for someone who he really cared for, and he took the risk of losing a life by making Matthew follow only his footprints. Plus, he lived in the arctic from the very beginning so he knows all about the arctic; he learned hunting from his father and is very good at hunting; he’s also crafty because he could carve a small bear out of a bear’s tooth; and finally, he’s good at survival for he made fire with just a seal’s heart, steel wool, a match and flint stone. There is one last personality that differs them from each other, and at the same time, makes them compatible– Kayak is very talkative while Matthew, on the other hand, is not.

I would like to be Matthew’s friend because he is adventurous (life should be a bit more exciting!) and we know different know-hows… but he is also crazily obsessed with gold when he found so much (it’s creepy!).
In addition, let us not forget the minor characters! They are like Matthew’s dad, Charlie, Kayak’s family members, the wild people and the RCMP.

Somehow, you do not yet know where or when this story takes place, (I know…) well now you do! It takes place in or on Baffin Island in the peaceful little town of Frobisher with -40 degrees Celsius… but it started in downtown Montreal, 5 am and in winter…

Matthew and his father go to the town of Frobisher to search for precious minerals, but Matthew’s father, too eager to wait for the storm to pass, set out with Charlie, and fails to return. However, when the weather goes from bad to worst as the Air Rescue Force fail to set out in search of the missing men, Matthew and his Inuit friend Kayak have no choice but to secretly search for the missing men. They face a few obstacles like surviving against bone-chilling winds, lack of food, starving beasts killing, shredding, chomping and ripping apart whatever they could find and slowly sucking the life out of them… well, you get the point. However, even in the darkest moments, the total loss of hope, they have gotten past whatever stood in their path. (Well maybe the huge pile of gold they found) Eventually, they were rescued by Charlie in Matilda (his helicopter not his wife) after Charlie saw the seal blood circle made by Kayak. Then they found out what and how Charlie and Matthew’s father survived to get back to Frobisher and lived happily ever after… well, maybe not.

If I met the author, I would ask him, “Why did you write this book? Did that ever happen to you? I mean, going out to find something but not coming back? Or going out to find someone when they are missing? Or even going through the difficulties that Matthew and Kayak went through? Or even better, you have friends like Kayak in the Arctic?”
After seeing all that, you should know that I would recommend this book. Why? Because it tells us, “It’s a cold, cold world out there. You will never know what will happen to you! Plus no one will serve you happiness on a silver platter!” It also includes some tips for surviving in the Arctic and talks about how good friends Matthew and Kayak are (Friends help each other!). The point is,

ENJOY THE BOOK AND LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN TO ITS FULLEST EXTENT!!! And beyond!!! (Maybe not)
F.I.N.

This review is also about:

• frozen fire book (5)
• frozen fire james houston (4)
• frozen fire (4)
• the story of frozen fire to copy and paste (3)
• rising action of the dragon prince by vicki blum (2)
• matthew and kayak from frozen fire (2)
• frozen fire the book (2)
• mattherw and Kayak are lost in the Arctic (1)
• leslie burke outfits (1)
• Return To Terabithia (1)

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