In the year 1800, 13-year-old Pierre La Page never imagined he would be leaving his home (Montreal) to paddle 2,400 miles across the lakes of Cape Cod, but when his father suffers an accident it will be up to him to quit school and take his father’s brutal job as a voyager for The Northwest Company. Worried for her son’s life Pierre’s mother might never see him again because of the brutal waters, crashing waves, and lack of food and water, Pierre’s courage will keep on pushing him to make his father proud and help his mother and father survive the upcoming winter.
Pierre thought his life was going to be easy, but this is one challenge that he never could accomplish. On the first day of the long voyage a burst of courage …show more content…
Later that night the tide rose and the waves were getting bigger and the men were rowing as hard as they possibly could, the water was cold and some of the men died that night from hypothermia and hunger. The next day the waters calmed and the Brigade along with Pierre arrived at Grand Portage, without a doubt Pierre knew he was going to make it. When they boarded the Port, they went to the market and traded all day with the merchants, and when they had everything they needed to get back it was already night, so they decided to stay the night and set up camp. Finally, Pierre and the rest of the brigade had a feast and with all the sores in Pierre’s body he was surprised to see that the men in the brigade had enough energy to fight and hike a 20-mile mountain if they wanted to. When it was time to eat, Pierre thought of how much his father would be proud of him for doing such a treacherous …show more content…
Pierre and the men ready for the journey back stretched their bodies knowing that they will be in pain during the trip, and carrying the two tons of will be extra weight to row. When they rowed on the calm and icy waters of Grand Portage, they came half-way to Montreal before the current got any stronger. As they began to see the islands of Canada they knew that they were getting closer to the dock, and ebven though Pierre was worn out, he was so excited to see his parents and finally get some sleep in an actual bed, when they boarded the dock all the voyagers in the brigade went down to greet their families and everyone filled with joy thanked the men including Pierre for the furs that they brought from Grand Portage. When Pierre got down from the Longboat he walked on the dock like an old-man with a back problem with a lot of sores and bruises all over his body. When his father and mother saw Pierre, they jumped for joy to see that he has become a man and is able to do a man’s job.
I think William Durbin did a great job on the book, and I really liked how Pierre was my age doing a man’s job. The book really motivated me to do more things that my Dad usually does, and I liked when Pierre’s father had an accident and Pierre stepped up to take his father’s job as a
Pierre thought his life was going to be easy, but this is one challenge that he never could accomplish. On the first day of the long voyage a burst of courage …show more content…
Later that night the tide rose and the waves were getting bigger and the men were rowing as hard as they possibly could, the water was cold and some of the men died that night from hypothermia and hunger. The next day the waters calmed and the Brigade along with Pierre arrived at Grand Portage, without a doubt Pierre knew he was going to make it. When they boarded the Port, they went to the market and traded all day with the merchants, and when they had everything they needed to get back it was already night, so they decided to stay the night and set up camp. Finally, Pierre and the rest of the brigade had a feast and with all the sores in Pierre’s body he was surprised to see that the men in the brigade had enough energy to fight and hike a 20-mile mountain if they wanted to. When it was time to eat, Pierre thought of how much his father would be proud of him for doing such a treacherous …show more content…
Pierre and the men ready for the journey back stretched their bodies knowing that they will be in pain during the trip, and carrying the two tons of will be extra weight to row. When they rowed on the calm and icy waters of Grand Portage, they came half-way to Montreal before the current got any stronger. As they began to see the islands of Canada they knew that they were getting closer to the dock, and ebven though Pierre was worn out, he was so excited to see his parents and finally get some sleep in an actual bed, when they boarded the dock all the voyagers in the brigade went down to greet their families and everyone filled with joy thanked the men including Pierre for the furs that they brought from Grand Portage. When Pierre got down from the Longboat he walked on the dock like an old-man with a back problem with a lot of sores and bruises all over his body. When his father and mother saw Pierre, they jumped for joy to see that he has become a man and is able to do a man’s job.
I think William Durbin did a great job on the book, and I really liked how Pierre was my age doing a man’s job. The book really motivated me to do more things that my Dad usually does, and I liked when Pierre’s father had an accident and Pierre stepped up to take his father’s job as a