Weigh in with your comments if you’ve read this one. 5 star scale, with 5 being the best.
Release date: April 2010
Genre: Historical Fiction
Blurb:
Finland, 1910: Fifteen-year-old Sig is shocked to see a hole in the frozen lake outside his family’s cabin and to find his father’s corpse nearby. Why did Einar steer his dog sled across the lake instead of taking the safer land route? Sig’s sister and stepmother go for help, leaving Sig alone with Einar’s body in the cabin. Soon after, an armed stranger barges in, demanding a share of Einar’s stolen gold.
OYAN - Oregon Young Adult Network 
3/5
An intense thriller that may require a hand-sell to teens. It would appeal to anyone who likes survival / adventure stories, as well.
4! I brought it on my fall school booktalking tour, and read a nice, scary page to hook ’em.