Natalie Hyde
1) Up the creek
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Chris Dearing is positive his family's long streak of bad luck is finally over. Sure, he's thought that before, but this time is different. He's reclaimed his grandfather's land in the Yukon - the land his granddad swore was full of gold. Now Chris just has to wait for his father to get out of jail so they can start mining their family fortune. But things get complicated quickly. His dad's new "business partners" seem more like crooks. Child Protective...
2) Mine!
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Chris Dearing comes from a long line of losers, namely a mildly criminal, semi-alcoholic father, an absent mother and a history of bad luck that's plagued the Dearing family for generations. But with his father in jail and Social Services threatening to land him in foster care, now Chris's luck is running out, too. His only hope runs through the wild rivers of the forbidding North. What is up there other than moose snot and mosquitos the size of...