Written in Stone
Random House Children's Books · Paperback · June 10, 2014
Rosanne Parry, acclaimed author of A Wolf Called Wander and Heart of a Shepherd, shines a light on Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest in the 1920s, a time of critical cultural upheaval.
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- Who it’s for
- A young Makah girl’s dreams unfold amid changing traditions and the threat of industrial whaling.
- Themes
- Makah cultural survival, Whaling and ecological change, Preserving stories and skills
- Genres
- US: Native American Stories, 20th-Century U.S., Indigenous Teachings
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Rosanne Parry, acclaimed author of A Wolf Called Wander and Heart 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.
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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.
Stories Under Pressure
A young Makah girl’s dreams unfold amid changing traditions and the threat of industrial whaling.
Come here for
- Makah stories, traditions, and whale hunting
- A young person seeking ways to preserve her people’s knowledge
Expect
- A 1920s Pacific Northwest story of cultural upheaval
- A reflective mix of personal loss and changing ways of life
Where it sits
| US: Native American Stories | 76% |
|---|---|
| 20th-Century U.S. | 74% |
| Indigenous Teachings | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: Native American Stories
- Multigenerational Families
- 20th-Century U.S.
- Authors
- Rosanne Parry
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- June 10, 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Makah cultural survival · Whaling and ecological change · Preserving stories and skills
- Reading lane
- US: Native American Stories