I Heard the Owl Call My Name

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

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by Margaret Craven
     
 

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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 remain primary food sources.

But the old

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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 remain primary food sources.

But the old culture of totems and potlatch is being replaces by a 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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"Rare and beautiful...you'll never be the same again."—Seattle Times

"It has an epic quality...entrancing."—New York Times Book Review

"Memorable.... A shining parable about the reconciliation of two cultures and two faiths."—Christian Science Monitor.

Christian Science Monitor
Memorable.... A shining parable about the reconciliation of two cultures and two faiths.
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Memorable.... A shining parable about the reconciliation of two cultures and two faiths. -- Christian Science Monitor

Product Details

ISBN-13:
9780440343691
Publisher:
Random House Publishing Group
Publication date:
01/28/1980
Edition description:
Reissue
Pages:
160
Sales rank:
147,489
Product dimensions:
4.16(w) x 6.87(h) x 0.41(d)
Lexile:
1080L (what's this?)
Age Range:
12 - 17 Years

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