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"Island's End" was a surprisingly good read. The book looks middle schoolish in size, cover, etc. However, the main character is fifteen years old and the material covered (the nature of the way in which we live, contemporary versus traditional ways, greed, spirituality versus what science can explain) certainly requires a mature reader. One of my book clubs is currently looking at twelve contenders for the major 2011 book awards - four potential Caldecott contenders, four potential Newbery cont
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This is the story of Uido, a young girl who lives with her tribe, the En-ge, on a remote island. Uido has been chosen as the next oko-jumu, or spiritual leader, of her tribe. Lah-ame, the current oko-jumu, takes Uido away to train her in visiting the Otherworld, listening to the voices of the spirits, starting fire (because the oko-jumu is the only person in the tribe who can start fire), gathering medicinal plants and animals, etc. Uido returns to her tribe a stronger woman, both physically and
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This book is challenging to categorize. It has the feel of realistic fiction, yet the reality of Uido's world includes spirits (though this is no fantasy). Uido has always seen the spirits of her people in her dreams, though she has not let many know this. She is sent a warning about strangers coming to her island home. When they do arrive, some of the members of her tribe are seduced by the strangers gifts, matches for example, but Uido feels unsure. Lah-ame, the tribe's elder/shaman, declares
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