Following the North Star

By Robert L. Buyer and Ursula T. Coute

Its 1947, and George has just graduated from high school in Maine. He wants to find a job that will be physically challenging and spiritually rewarding, and hes always admired the local loggers who put their heart and soul into their work. Unfortunately, there are no available jobs in Maine, so George accepts a position at a logging camp in Oregon, thousands of miles from home.

George enjoys the strenuous new job and realizes that by providing lumber, he is contributing to society, even if its in a small way. He makes friends with Jacob, a fellow logger and amateur astronomer, and together they study nature and begin to reconsider their values in life. Then tragedy strikes; Jacob has an accident and ends up in the hospital.

When George visits Jacob in the hospital, hes impressed by the medical staffs love and skill. They are truly making a difference in peoples lives. Could he do the same? With prayer and deep consideration, George decides that he, too, wants to have the same type of role, and he determines to go to medical school after he is done with his term at the logging camp. But lots of obstacles stand in Georges way, and he must look to God for direction. Will he be able to reach for his dreams?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Inspiring Voices
• Release date: Jun 20, 2013
• ISBN: 9781462406128

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Inspiring Voices rev. date: 6/17/2013

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CONTENTS

About This Book

Commencement

Into A New World

Learning Logging Basics

All Male Society

Personal Time

Christmas

Making New Friends

Cutting Out New Life Values

The Accident

A New Direction

Beginnings And Endings

Epilogue

Appendix 1, Folk Heroes

Appendix 2, Pocket-Knife Games

Appendix 3, A Tall Tale

Appendix 4, The Hoop Snake

Appendix 5, Glossary

Appendix 6, Discussion Questions

Appendix 7, Make a Star Map

About The Writer

About The Artist

This book was given to: _____________________

By: _____________________________________

Date: ___________________________________

Dedicated to young people who investigate

life conditions and decide

that God’s way is the best way.

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About This Book

Upon graduating from High School in Maine, George searches unsuccessfully for local employment. He accepts a job at a logging camp thousands of miles from home in Oregon State. George enjoys the strenuous new job and realizes that he is contributing to society in a small way, by providing lumber. He makes friends with Jacob, a fellow logger, and an amateur astronomer. Together they find themselves studying nature and reexamining all their life values. When Jacob is hospitalized in an accident, George visits him and is impressed with the love and skill of the medical staff. With prayer and deep contemplation he decides to become more closely involved in helping people. George completes his term at the camp and with a lot of obstacles in front of him, goes to college following his star and renewed life values. His decision to study medicine and become a doctor enriches his life and that of many other people.

Some of the words in the story may be unfamiliar and so are defined in an appendix to increase understanding. You can discuss the subjects George and Jacob talked about from questions listed in another appendix. Appendixes include information about games the loggers played, about folk heroes, and two original tall tales, one told by an old logger and another one by George. May they bring smiles to the reader. The last appendix is a simple