White Pine: My Year as a Lumberjack and a River Rat by Caroline Akervik is a wonderful historical fiction book. It is the story of a young boy named Sevy who is fourteen years old. His father get hurt and is unable to go back to his job working at a lumberjack camp in the northern woods of Wisconsin. Sevy has to go in place of his father.He has to leave school and his friends to embark upon this adventure. Sevy faces many challenging and dangerous situations while at the lumberjack camp.
White Pine: My Year as a Lumberjack and a River Rat is written for the upper elementary and middle school aged children. This book is a wonderful addition for anyone teaching about Wisconsin’s past or about the world of the lumberjack. Those who love the Little House on the Prairie books will also enjoy this book.
