WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

You live across the lake from a small town in the Arctic circle. Your father has just died from freezing after falling through the ice on the lake coming home by dog sled. His frozen body lies on the table. Your stepmother and sister have gone for help. Now a big, hairy, frightening man named Wolf has invaded your cabin home demanding the gold that your father supposedly stole from him. You know that there is a gun kept in a box in the storeroom by the cabin door What would you do? This is the question posed in Marcus Sedgwick's book The Revolver. The story takes place in the early 1900s with several flashbacks to the Alaskan Gold Rush when Sig's father became an assayer to support the family. There are many tense moments as Wolf holds Sig at gun point demanding gold -- gold that Sig knows nothing about! If you find the flashbacks confusing, just keep reading. There are only a few of them that help explain why Wolf is terrorizing Sig. This award-winning book will keep you guessing as Sig must decide what to do to protect himself and his family.