Bibliograph

Two old women, an Alaska legend of betrayal, courage and survival, by Velma Wallis ; illustrations by Jim Grant

Type

Label

Two old women, an Alaska legend of betrayal, courage and survival, by Velma Wallis ; illustrations by Jim Grant

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

1030L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Two old women

Oclc number

830367407

Responsibility statement

by Velma Wallis ; illustrations by Jim Grant

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Accelerated Reader, UG, 6.4, 3, 3, 52269

Sub title

an Alaska legend of betrayal, courage and survival

Summary

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)

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2 old women

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