Will Bird is a legendary Cree bush pilot, now lying in a hospital. His beautiful niece, Annie, has returned to sit by his side.
Intertwined with this account is the story of Niska, who herself has borne witness to a lifetime of death—the death of her people.
A saga nearly four hundred years old, it is also timeless and eternal. This eBook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.
This 61-page guide for "Through Black Spruce" by Joseph Boyden includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 39 chapters, as well as several more in-depth sections of expert-written literary analysis.
Recounting a variety of wilderness canoe trips that follow ancient fur-trading routes, frontier portages, and the authors own explorations, this book is highlighted by beautiful photographs and authentic, detailed stories.
The acclaimed author of The Orenda gives us a powerful and poignant look into the last moments of Charlie Wenjack, a residential school runaway trying to find his way home.
The book also explores the Cains’s relationship with the Miramichi River, in particular the Black Brook, the biggest and most productive pool on the river.
Samuel Bawlf masterfully recounts the drama of this extraordinary expedition within the context of England's struggle to withstand the aggression of Catholic Europe and Drake's ambition for English enterprise in the Pacific.
Together with his grandpa, a young boy finds a way to save his favorite tree in this heartwarming Christmas tale Alec loves to climb trees—the little apple trees, the wide willow trees, even the tall locust trees.
In this “optimistic, exuberant tale,” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) two teens find unexpected romance and harmony amid the crowd at a legendary music festival.
From the National Book Award–winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, the tale of a troubled boy’s trip through history.