Down The Yukon By: Mike Stefano

Down The Yukon
By: Will Hobbs
Mrs. Smith

This is a story of a young boy Ethan and his two brothers, from the start they were always on their own because their parents died at a young age so they had to fend for themselves. In order to make a living the oldest brother john decides to buy a sawmill for the 3 brothers to run. But after years of a good living and business, a greedy salesman cheats them out of there mill and so the boys are forced to come up with 18,000 dollars to pay the bank. Sam being the second youngest always had a love for animals but especially dogs.
With that in mind he hears of a race from the local hound dog breeder, about a 90 mile race down the Yukon river in Alaska and the first place winner receives 20,000 dollars. The three brothers embark on a journey which not only tests them physically but emotionally when they get word of a long lost relative that makes them want to win.
The book was a very easy reader but I don’t think I would recommend anyone our age to read this because the grammar and words used were way to simple and almost boring. But if you did the author does a good job of keeping you wanting to read on and expresses his love for the outdoors and nature.