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Pam Withers

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Award-winning YA author Pam Withers -- a former outdoor guide, journalist and editor -- has written 21 sports and outdoor adventure books for teens. She has been nominated for three Red Maple Awards and numerous others. Besides her novels, she has written an athlete's biography and Jump-Starting Boys, a book for parents on getting boys to read. Pam lives in Vancouver, Canada, and tours North America extensively. ...more

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Pam Withers I don't need a fictional world. I love the great outdoors, and there is plenty of it where I live in British Columbia. So I imagine wilderness surviva…moreI don't need a fictional world. I love the great outdoors, and there is plenty of it where I live in British Columbia. So I imagine wilderness survival stories and outdoor adventures, and that is where my ideas come from!(less)
Pam Withers All We Left Behind by Danielle R Graham
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First Descent

3.47 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
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Breathless

3.38 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 2005 — 14 editions
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Tracker's Canyon

3.47 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions
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Stowaway

3.29 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions
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Mountain Runaways

3.62 avg rating — 111 ratings8 editions
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Daredevil Club

3.36 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2006 — 15 editions
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Dirtbike Daredevils

4.33 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions
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Camp Wild

3.30 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2005 — 14 editions
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Andreo's Race

3.33 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions
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Here's a short, quick, hilarious read involving a talking-dog detective and a murder mystery to solve. The perfect book to entice reluctant readers to finish a novel and get hooked on reading.
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Humor is the toughest genre to write, so kudos to Alan Orloff for pulling it off.

Despite this novel kicking off a bit slowly (the entire, somewhat overwritten first chapter is spent establishing that main-character Nick has a mental block against swi
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Hacking Heartbreak by Kevin HeronJones
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This delightful, fast-paced read embraces the fine balance between first love, jealousy, the desire for revenge and how to work through and correct one’s mistakes when the revenge-taking doesn’t exactly work out. Even better, it promotes slam poetry, ...more
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Reading a story based on actual wolf packs in Yellowstone National Park, written in the third-person point of view of the wolves themselves, is refreshing, original and a delightful educational experience. Even better, a foremost wolf expert interspe ...more
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Robin Hood, move over. This fun, enthralling tale is the new gold standard for a merry troupe of youths doing good while romping across the Wild West and barely outwitting pursuers. Indeed, Shane Peacock, award-winning author of 30 books, has outdone ...more
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This novel is well-paced, the characters feel very real and the writing is gripping, especially the descriptive passages.

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Cave-In by Pam Withers
"Pam Withers sure knows how to pour on the tension. A divided town, collapsed friendships, and a ticking clock, the remote community of Tass is on the precipice of disaster. I loved this twisty thriller full of dead ends and dark passages for readers " Read more of this review »
Cave-In by Pam Withers
"This is a highly informative and exciting read for cavers and non-cavers alike. The story is rooted in family, teenage social angst, and ecological disasters, all winners for young readers. The protagonist, Hudson, is likeable and believable in his h" Read more of this review »
Cave-In by Pam Withers
""With impeccable research and descriptive writing, Withers has created a novel that is full of tension and adrenalin. The "caving" element is so unique and interesting, especially in a teen setting. And then there's the mystery to the story that adds" Read more of this review »
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