THE SNOWSTORM by Jorn Riel

After the invasion of Viking raiders at Stockanees, Solvi, Leiv, Narua, and Apuluk are driven out and Solvi's master Thorstein was never seen again. They are now in Greenland and the friends want to find out where he could be and are restless for an adventure. So they set off. As they start to journey north, a terrible storm hits and the friends are forced to find shelter. When the storm ends, the four friends continue on, and are invited to stay a night with a small group of Inuits. When Leiv mentions the Northmen's ship, the Inuits say that they had seen the ship and it had traveled north, but was unfriendly and was hostile. Leiv gets curious and the four of them continue to head north. Solvi and Narua stayed behind while Leiv and Apuluk went hunting for food. Days pass but Leiv and Apuluk do not return. Will the girls ever find Leiv and Apuluk? And will Leiv and Apuluk survive on the ship?

The main characters were in a conflict with society, because when Leiv and Apuluk ventured out for food, they came across a ship. But they didn't get far, pirates ambushed them before they could arm themselves and were taken in as prisoners.

The main characters changed during the book because
Leiv , Apuluk, Solvi and Narua helped each other when times were tough. For example, when Leiv and Apuluk  were trapped aboard the ship, Solvi and Narua went looking for them. They spotted them with other prisoners being chained across the ice. They sneaked aboard the ship and helped them get free and set the ship on fire. Because when at the beginning of the journey, they didn't all have to help each other  together that much.

This relates to me of a time when I got lost and my mom couldn't find me. Luckily, a lady and her daughter helped me feel better while we waited for my mom to show up. Finally, she saw me and was relieved that the lady and her daughter let me stay with them. This relates to Leiv and Apuluk missing on the ship and the girls not knowing where they were, but the girls found them.

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Catherine