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Carter. Alden R.
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE

New York : Scholastic, 1995.
IL YA
ISBN 05900486845
Mark is not looking forward to this canoe trip at all. He is being forced to participate as part of a family traditional right of passage. His cousin Randy is expected to share this adventure with him. The two boys don't really know each other and neither wants to do this. They agree to a truce so that they can get this trip over with as soon as possible. Along the way, a bear eats all their food and the boys must find their way back to base camp in order to survive. To make things worse, Randy has diabetes and must eat to keep from becoming ill. When Randy's insulin is lost when the canoe is destroyed, it's up to Mark to save his cousin's life. To find out what becomes of Mark and Randy, read BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.
SUBJECTS:     Survival -- Fiction
                       Cousins -- Fiction
                        Diabetes -- Fiction

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