Ice Whale by Jean Craighead George

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Ice Whale by Jean Craighead George

From the most celebrated children's nature writer of our time comes a posthumous new novel in the tradition of her Newbery award-winning Julie of the Wolves

In 1848, a young boy witnesses a rare sight--the birth of a bowhead, or ice whale, he calls Siku. Years later, he unwittingly brings about the death of an entire pod of whales, and only Siku survives. For this act, the boy receives a curse of banishment. Through the generations, this curse is handed down: Siku returns year after year, in reality and dreams, to haunt the boy's descendants. Told in alternating voices, both human and whale, Jean Craighead George's last novel shows the interconnectedness of humankind and the animals they depend on.

It's a bold, wistful, and heartfelt coda to a distinguished career.--School Library Journal
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ISBN 13 9780142427415
ISBN 10 0142427411
Title Ice Whale
Author Jean Craighead George
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published 2015-05-05
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.