Over the Mountains to Chena Hot Springs |
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| Author:
| Eilers, Gwen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59433-898-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2019 |
| Publisher: | Publication Consultants
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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Over the Mountains to Chena Hot Springs involves a small town family's journey into the Alaska wilderness. In May 1954, Gwen Wilson is about to finish the 6th grade in Fairbanks, Alaska. At her birthday party, her parents make an announcement: as soon as school is out, they will be moving to Chena Hot Springs to begin a family business, resurrecting the old resort. At first the notion of frontier living excites Gwen, but the trip is not easy, without a road to the Hot Springs. They...
More DescriptionOver the Mountains to Chena Hot Springs involves a small town family's journey into the Alaska wilderness. In May 1954, Gwen Wilson is about to finish the 6th grade in Fairbanks, Alaska. At her birthday party, her parents make an announcement: as soon as school is out, they will be moving to Chena Hot Springs to begin a family business, resurrecting the old resort. At first the notion of frontier living excites Gwen, but the trip is not easy, without a road to the Hot Springs. They must make their own way. As her family treks through the rolling hills above timberline, they face the elements and wildlife, but Gwen also wrestles her own fears. She trusts her parents have a solid plan, but the limits of her trust are about to be tested. Over the next few years young Gwen faces the rigors of rural life with curiosity and persistence. As she adjusts to life without school friends and modern conveniences, she finds strength she didn't know she had. For anyone who has wondered how life in Interior Alaska occurred to a child before the Internet, Gwen's story of self-discovery surfaces like the mineral springs themselves, timeless, accessible and refreshing.