| Two Old Women [Anniversary Edition]: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival Contributor(s): Wallis, Velma (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062244981 ISBN-13: 9780062244987 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Native American & Aboriginal - Fiction | Family Life - Siblings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1030 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.11" W x 7.14" (0.26 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Seasonal - Winter - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 52269 Reading Level: 6.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: No one should miss this beautiful legend. -- Tony Hillerman Based on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River Valley in Alaska, this is the suspenseful, shocking, ultimately inspirational tale of two old women abandoned by their tribe during a brutal winter famine. Though these women have been known to complain more than contribute, they now must either survive on their own or die trying. In simple but vivid detail, Velma Wallis depicts a landscape and way of life that are at once merciless and starkly beautiful. In her old women, she has created two heroines of steely determination whose story of betrayal, friendship, community, and forgiveness speaks straight to the heart with clarity, sweetness, and wisdom (Ursula K. Le Guin). |
Contributor Bio(s): Wallis, Velma: - Velma Wallis is one in a family of thirteen children, all born in the vast fur-trapping country of Fort Yukon, Alaska, and raised with traditional Athabascan values. A writer and avid reader, she lives in Fairbanks. |