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200 pp.
| Atheneum/Jackson
| October, 2003
|
TradeISBN 0-689-85319-X$$16.95
(2)
YA
Thirteen-year-old Joelle has always been told she was born in Chicago and mistreated by her birth mother before being adopted by Rhode Islanders Aunt Mary Louise and Uncle Vern. But rumors, overheard conversations, and her own dim recollections convince Joelle she may be related to the local Narragansett Indians. This multilayered novel explores the subtle connections between the past and present, between generations, and between cultures.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2003
32 pp.
| Atheneum
| October, 1999
|
TradeISBN 0-689-81094-6$$16.00
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Marcia Sewall.
This book honors the Narragansett Indians' ancient harvest celebration, Nickommoh. Each double-page spread depicts the celebrants in action, preparing sweat lodges, painting their skin, and ends with the cry "Nickommoh!" The sprawling earth-toned illustrations capture the festive atmosphere, and the text is lyrical if occasionally awkward: fragments and sentences such as "Venison and turkey the People will eat" abound.