I Heard The Owl Call My Name

Paperback, 146 pages

English language

Published Jan. 10, 2005 by Fitzhenry and Whiteside.

ISBN:
978-1-55041-339-7
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OCLC Number:
54206496

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Amid the grandeur of the remote Pacific Northwest stands Kingcome, a village so ancient that, according to Kwakiutl myth, it was founded by the two brothers left on Earth after the great flood. The Native Americans who still live there call it Quee, a place of such incredible natural richness that hunting and fishing remains a primary food source.

But the old culture of totems and potlatch is being replaced by new culture of prefab housing and alcoholism. Kingcome's younger generation is disenchanted and alienated from its heritage. And now, coming upriver is a young vicar. Mark Brian, on a journey of discovery that can teach him-and us- about life, death, and the transforming power of love.

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I guess they read this in high school or something. It is off the same list as A Death in the Family. This book is entertaining and seems to be much better than it actually is. It seems that because the protagonist lived with Native Americans, was a religious man and was ill, he learned some deep central truth. But I don't know what he learned exactly. The best I can make of it, is that everybody dies and you should be nice to other people, even though they are culturally different from you. The implication is that it is easy to say this, but you could only really learn it if you were isolated in British Columbia with Indians. As my people say, efshur.

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Subjects

  • Juvenile Fiction / General
  • General
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Fiction - General
  • Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)