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Original Title:	The Iceberg Hermit
ISBN:	0590441124 (ISBN13: 9780590441124)
Edition Language:	English

The Iceberg Hermit

Arthur J. Roth

Paperback | Pages: 224 pages

Rating: 4.03 | 778 Users | 106 Reviews

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Title	:	The Iceberg Hermit
Author	:	Arthur J. Roth
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 224 pages
Published	:	February 1st 1989 by Scholastic Paperbacks (first published 1974)
Categories	:	Young Adult. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Childrens. Adventure. Survival

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Imagine yourself all alone in the bitter cold without food or drink and the nearest person was probably hundreds of miles away. You are just 17 years old.

In 1757, Scottish whaler Allan Gordon was in the northern Arctic waters when his ship hit an iceberg. All hands were lost except for this young man. THE ICEBERG HERMIT was based on his adventure.

The author did an excellent job transporting the reader to another time and place. You witness first-hand Allan's anguish: his extreme loneliness, his worries about retrieving fresh water, and the frigid, glacial cold that keeps him from sleeping.

He was tormented because his father had died and he was the family breadwinner. He agonized over what his mother would think when she was told his ship had sunk. And what about his three sisters whom depended on him? Lastly, would his beloved Nancy wait for him to return home?

This particular story was originally published in 1974 and I could see where it would be an excellent tool for middle and high school discussion groups. I also think it is an excellent young adult book on ship-wrecks and survival for adults to consider. Observations after reading the story are, in fact, whether it really did happen.

The Scottish writer James Hogg wrote about this character in 'The Surpassing Adventures of Allan Gordon' sometime in the early 1800's. His narrative was taken down by the schoolmaster Duff and was something Hogg was in possession of at the time. After skimming that story I realized that THE ICEBERG HERMIT is a gentled and romanticized (though this is NOT a romance) version of what supposedly happened. But many of the questions I had at the end of TIH were finally answered.

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Ratings: 4.03 From 778 Users | 106 Reviews

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Short, simple read. But I loved it. Allan Gordon, a 17 year old on a whaling ship, is stranded on an iceberg after his ship crashes. He is the only survivor and manages to stay alive in the harsh conditions for about 7 years. He also, and this is the best part, befriends a baby polar bear and raises it. This polar bear, Nancy whom he names after his girlfriend back home, save his life multiple times. Allan lives in the crashed ship, which somehow managed to get trapped in the iceberg (I never

I sincerely hope that Allan Gordon's tale is true.

I loved this book as a kid. Read it a few times. Later on I bought it again for my kids and they loved it.

3.5 stars

This was a very good book in my eyes it was confusing but very nice. I enjoyed this book but there was some parts that made me bored and wanna get rid of it thats why i think this book deserves a 4 star for making me wanna stay and read more because of the character and characters story but it was sometimes boring but to be honest a great book highly recommend it if you like survival an adventure

This is a great adventure book. It is based on the true story of a teenage boy who was the sole survivor after the whaling ship he was working on crashed into an iceberg. He was stranded on a huge iceberg for three years and had to find ways to survive, using what he could salvage from the wrecked ship that remained on the iceberg. When he finally made his way back to his hometown (in the 1700's), nobody believed his story of survival, saying it was impossible. The author of this book believes

What a great story! I first read this book when I was 11 and out of nostalgia I thought I would read it again. It's an easy read and a very enjoyable tale. However, I really only have one complaint- but one which is not necessarily the fault of the author: I didn't like how Allan Gordon killed the momma polar bear. I mean, he awakes in the middle of night to find this polar bear in his cabin- so what does he do? He first scares it so it's trying to escape out the window, it gets stuck while