Sig Andersson has a choice to make - use the gun or die. An unforgettable, razor-sharp psychological thriller set in the snowy wilderness of the Arctic Circle. Recipient of a Michael L. Printz Honor 2011, shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2010 and longlisted for the GUARDIAN Children's Fiction Prize 2010.
Set in 1910, a cabin north of the Arctic Circle where 15 year old Sig Amdersson is alone, except for the corpse of his father, who died after falling through the ice. When a man claiming to have unfinished business with his father arrives, Sig's thoughts are drawn to a hidden box containing his father's revolver. Sigs choice is pulled into focus. Should he use the gun, or not?
