Written in Stone by Rosanne Parry

Written in Stone by Rosanne Parry

Rosanne Parry, acclaimed author of A Wolf Called Wander andHeart of a Shepherd, shines a light on Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest in the 1920s, a time of critical cultural upheaval.

Pearl has always dreamed of hunting whales, just like her father. Of taking to the sea in their eight-man canoe, standing at the prow with a harpoon, and waiting for a whale to lift its barnacle-speckled head as it offers its life for the life of the tribe. But now that can never be. Pearl's father was lost on the last hunt, and the whales hide from the great steam-powered ships carrying harpoon cannons, which harvest not one but dozens of whales from the ocean. With the whales gone, Pearl's people, the Makah, struggle to survive as Pearl searches for ways to preserve their stories and skills.

ROSANNE PARRY moved to Germany in the spring of 1990 just as the Berlin Wall was coming down. She ran away to Paris for one glorious weekend with her soldier husband, first-born baby, and an enormous purple stroller. The three of them are best friends to this day. Rosanne is the author of Heart of a Shepherd, which has been honored as a Washington Post's Best Kids' Book of the Year, a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of the Year, and a Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year. She also plays the violin for which she has never been honored with a prize of any kind. She now lives in with her husband in an old farmhouse in Portland, Oregon, where they raise four children, three chickens, five kinds of fruit, and their voices in the occasional song. Visit Rosanne at RosanneParry.com.

From the Hardcover edition.

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ISBN 13	9780375871351
ISBN 10	0375871357
Title	Written in Stone
Author	Rosanne Parry
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2014-06-10
Number of pages	208
Prizes	Winner of New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2013, Short-listed for Oregon Book Award.
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.