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Between Two Worlds

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780385740470 Author(s): Katherine Kirkpatrick Format: Hardcover Year: 2014 Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books Dimensions: 145 x 211 x 33 (w x l x h) Pages: 285 Pages: 14-17

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Description: Inspired by a true story, 'Between Two Worlds'is an impassioned coming-of-age novel set in a land of breathtaking beauty and danger, where nature and love are powerful and unpredictable forces. On the treeless shores of Itta, Greenland, as far north as humans can settle, sixteen-year-old Inuit Billy Bah spots a ship far out among the icebergs on the bay a sight both welcome and feared. Explorers have already left their indelible mark on her land and its people, and a ship full of white men can mean trouble. The ship carries provisions for Robert E. Peary, who is making an expedition to the North Pole. Peary and Billy Bah have a history as a child, she spent a year in America with his family. When Peary s ship gets caught in the ice, Billy Bah sets out on a harrowing quest to find him. Billy Bah s journey is one that will bring her to the very literal edge of the earth, imperil her life and question what it means to be between two worlds. Rich details . . . create a total immersion in Inuit life. 'Publishers Weekly, 'Starred An intriguing viewpoint to a place and time rarely written about in young adult fiction. 'SLJ' A compelling . . . portrait of a community accustomed to life on the knife edge of survival, of extraordinary beauty and harsh realities. . . . A rare look at culture clash arising from polar exploration. 'Kirkus Reviews'' ''

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