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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 in Barrow, Alaska, a young Eskimo boy witnesses a rare sight—the birth of a bowhead, or ice whale, that he calls Siku. But when he unwittingly guides Yankee whalers to a pod of bowhead whales, all the whales are killed. For this act, the boy receives a curse of banishment. Through the generations, this curse is handed down. Siku, the ice whale, returns year after year, in reality and dreams, to haunt each descendant. The curse is finally broken when a daughter recognizes and saves the whale, and he in turn saves her. Told in alternating voices, both human and whale, Jean Craighead George’s last novel is an ambitious and touching take on the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and the earth they depend on.
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“Hearing majestic whale vocalizations, listenerswill be spellbound by the final story in George’s saga of two hundred years inthe life of a bowhead whale and its relationship with humankind…NarratorChristina Moore is equal to the task of bringing the generations of Toozak’sdescendants and their contemporaries to life.…The natural world plays a big part in this story, and Moore’s elegantvoice graces it with the import it deserves.”
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“George packs in detail about Eskimo traditions—from whale hunting to spirituality—and bowhead behaviors…As usual, her research is clearly extensive…this quiet story offers a compelling glimpse into the history of a way of life.”
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“It’s a bold, wistful, and heartfelt coda to a distinguished career.”
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About Jean Craighead George
Jean Craighead George (1919–2012) was born in a family of naturalists. Her father, mother, brothers, aunts, and uncles were students of nature. On weekends they camped in the woods close to their home near Washington, DC, climbed trees to study owls, gathered edible plants, and made fishhooks from twigs. In third grade she began writing—and went on to write over one hundred popular books for young adults and children, including the Newbery Medal–winning Julie of the Wolves and the Newbery Honor book My Side of the Mountain. Most of her books deal with topics related to the environment and the natural world.
About Christina Moore
Christina Moore is an actress and Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator. As an actress, she is best known for her roles in the television series That ’70s Show, Hawthorne, and 90210. She is a founding member of Bitches Funny, an all-female sketch group that has performed in New York City and Los Angeles.