How I Became a Ghost by Tim Tingle

How I Became a Ghost by Tim Tingle

Told in the words of Isaac, a Choctaw boy who does not survive the Trail of Tears, How I Became a Ghost is a tale of innocence and resilience in the face of tragedy. From the opening line, Maybe you have never read a book written by a ghost before, the reader is put on notice that this is no normal book. Isaac leads a remarkable foursome of Choctaw comrades: a tough-minded teenage girl, a shape-shifting panther boy, a lovable five-year-old ghost who only wants her mom and dad to be happy, and Isaac's talking dog, Jumper. The first in a trilogy, How I Became a Ghost thinly disguises an important and oft-overlooked piece of history.

Tim Tingle Bio: Tim Tingle is an award-winning author, much sought-after storyteller, and an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. His great-great grandfather, John Carnes, walked the Trail of Tears in 1835, and passed-down memories of this family epic that fueled Tim's early interest in writing and storytelling. His award winning work ranges from award winning picture books like When Turtle Grew Feathers and Crossing Bok Chitto to his collection of Native American stories, Spirits Dark and Light to his YA novels like House of Purple Cedar. Tim has performed as a featured storyteller in festivals and schools across the country, including the National Storytelling Festival and many Native American events. Tingle often accompanies his performances with a Native American flute, plus an assortment of rattles and drums, adding a haunting musical dimension to a concert. His recent performance highlights include a full-length theater piece, Rolling Way the Rock, based on the story of Choctaw Clarence Carnes, who at age nineteen became the youngest inmate ever sentenced to Alcatraz Federal Prison. Tingle premiered the piece at the International Symposium of Artists of Conscience in Victoria, British Columbia. An avid collector of tribal stories, Tingle has guest-lectured on numerous college campuses on Native American folklore, and earned his Master of Arts degree in the English Department at the University of Oklahoma, focusing on contemporary Indian narratives. He currently teaches an onsite summer storytelling course through the university, Oral Literature of the Southwest, consisting of morning classes and afternoon guided tours of the pueblos and sites surrounding Santa Fe, New Mexico. Tingle founded the Choctaw Storytelling Festival, an annual event in McAlester, Oklahoma, that gathers Choctaws of all ages for several days of sharing memories and traditions. Tingle is a strong advocate for literacy, and his one-hour keynote address on the importance of reading is among his most moving and often-requested presentations.

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ISBN 13	9781937054557
ISBN 10	1937054551
Titre	How I Became a Ghost
Auteur	Tim Tingle
Série	How I Became A Ghost
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Roadrunner Press
Année de publication	2015-09-08
Nombre de pages	141
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