Here, Rosanne Parry 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.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Random House USA Inc .

Rosanne Parry (Author) Rosanne Parry has won 20 awards for her middle grade novels. She is a part-time bookseller at legendary independent bookstore, Annie Bloom's, and an adjunct instructor in Book Publishing at Portland State University. She also loves to hike, camp and sail in the wilderness of her home state of Oregon. Monica Armino (Illustrator) Monica Armino is a Spanish illustrator. She graduated in Fine Arts and is based in Madrid. She has published several books with various publishers and agencies in Europe and the USA. Monica also works in the animation industry for feature films and pre-school TV series like the award-winning Puffin Rock.