When Alex and three other snowboarders find themselves in trouble in the remote mountains of British Columbia, Alex must confront his fears and lead them to safety.
A fictionalized account of the 1884 lynching of fourteen-year-old Louie Sam, a Native American, by a group of men from the Washington Territory, told from the point of view of fifteen-year-old George Gillies and his best friend, whose fathers were part of the lynch mob that traveled into British Columbia to get what they saw as justice for the murder of a white Washington settler.
Follows the adventures of Big Fish, a 177-year-old sturgeon living in British Columbia's Fraser River, who during her very long life endures and survives such catastrophes as rock slides, lake drainages, and sport fishermen.
A rhyming alphabet that names people, places, and things from the history, culture, and natural world of British Columbia, and provides background information on each one.
Text and color photos describe the land, history, economy, people, communities, festivals, recreation, and important sights of British Columbia, Canada; also includes a fact list, a map, a chronology, and a list of further resources.