{"product_id":"north-in-the-spring-coming-of-age-adventure-paperback","title":"North in the Spring: Coming-of-Age Adventure - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Kelso\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo longer a spoiled teenager, 15-year-old Nigel Blackthorn will need his new gained strength and training to survive being kidnapped by the Bannocks \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's Nigel's third year with Pascal, and the wily mule-train leader heads \u003cb\u003eNorth in the Spring. \u003c\/b\u003e Long, grueling days and countless painful lessons have changed the whiny Nigel and often placed the former preacher's son in danger. Considered an adult by the Cheyenne, he anglicized his Cheyenne name to be called \"Blackthorn Wolfe\" or Blackie to his friends. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Pascal arranges a trade truce with the northern Bannock, they kidnap Blackie, offering to trade him for a keg of gun powder and lead-items Pascal refuses to sell or trade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"I'll meet you at Fort Hall in two-weeks,\" Blackie calls as the Bannocks carry him away. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Blackie escape the Bannocks before they realize Pascal won't trade powder for him? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow will he survive alone, unarmed, and on foot to reach Fort Hall, 200-miles away? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHas the canny old trader prepared Blackie for his ultimate test - staying alive in the untamed mountain frontier? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorth in the Spring\u003c\/i\u003e is the dramatic second story in Frank Kelso's gritty Coming-of-Age series, The Apprenticeship. If you like your westerns well-researched and richly layered, get your copy now. \u003c\/p\u003eBuy \u003ci\u003eNorth in the Spring\u003c\/i\u003e to journey through the early western frontier today!\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 17, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150691057803,"sku":"9781733543330","price":39.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/ZJ4iJD_NXP9781733543330.webp?v=1780947927","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/north-in-the-spring-coming-of-age-adventure-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}