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Language
  
Media type
  
Print

ISBN
  
978-07-7201372-9

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Publication date
  
1982

Pages
  
144 pp

Originally published
  
1982

Genre
  
Children's literature

OCLC
  
15907501

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Publisher
  
Clarke, Irwin & company (Toronto)

Similar
  
Works by Monica Hughes, Fiction books

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Hunter in the Dark is a young adult novel by Monica Hughes, first published in 1982 and has been the subject of school study. It is about a boy with leukemia who goes on a hunting expedition.

Contents

Hunter in the dark


Plot summary

Mike Rankin is an athletic teenager from a wealthy family who is eager to obtain his big-game license to go deer hunting. When he suddenly collapses on the basketball court and is diagnosed with leukemia, he is determined not to be denied his dream hunting trip. He sets out on a journey which forces him to confront the fear which is overwhelming his life.

Awards

  • 1982 - R. Ross Annett Award for Children’s Literature (Writers Guild of Alberta)
  • 1983 - Canadian Library Associate, Young Adult Canadian Book Award
  • 1983 - American Library Association, Best Books for Young Adults
  • Reception

    "This sensitive and wise story above all excels in resonant dialogue."

    References

    Hunter in the Dark Wikipedia


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