Cold River - Hardcover

William Judson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0884050955 ISBN 13: 9780884050957

Publisher: Mason & Lipscomb, 1975

Synopsis

Fourteen-year-old Lizzy Allison and her younger brother Timothy are stranded in the frozen Adirondacks during one of the worst snowstorms of the century. Battling the untamed perils of nature, they embark on a heart-stopping journey of courage, strength, and endurance against all odds.

About this title

About the Author:

Born in 1931, William Judson is the author of Kilman's Landing, Alice and Me, Winter Kill, and Cold River, which was adapted into a feature film of the same name in 1982.

Review:

Praise for Cold River

“A fascinating survival story, tight and tense...Gripping adventure filled with vivid detail at its best.”—Christian Science Monitor
 
“Exciting, detailed, believable, and fascinating.”—Oregon Journal

“It’s refreshing to find a no-nonsense girl as the heroine...Recommended.”—Library Journal
 
“It’s just a beautiful story.”—Cleveland Press
 
“The book and the youngsters win out on their own merit and there’s the ageless appeal of resourcefulness, resilience, endurance while death is nipping at frostbitten heels.”—Kirkus Reviews
 
“It would make a wowser of a movie, a kind of sequel to Deliverance.”—Pittsburgh Press

About this edition

• Publisher: Mason & Lipscomb
• Publication date: 1975
• ISBN 10: 0884050955
• ISBN 13: 9780884050957
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 213