| The Witch of Beaver Creek Mine Contributor(s): Nervelle, Rosemarie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0892727632 ISBN-13: 9780892727636 Publisher: Down East Books OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: Old Maude is a disfigured and much maligned and misunderstood Micmac medicine woman who lives in an abandoned gold mine in Nova Scotia in the 1940s. Several village children have an adventure which leads them to Maude and an eventual understanding of her healing powers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Canada - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.82" W x 8.46" (0.51 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Canadian - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - Nova Scotia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An adventure story that takes place in Nova Scotia in the 1940s, this book is woven around the lives of simple people, their superstitious beliefs, and old-fashioned family values. Readers will encounter Old Maude, a disfigured and much maligned and misunderstood Micmac medicine woman who lives in an abandoned gold mine, as well as lumberjacks, hobos, and several village children whose adventures lead them to Maude and an eventual understanding of her healing powers. |