Short-listed for the 2008 Red Maple Award Keira, kidnapped from Ireland by Vikings, is a slave living in legendary Vinland. Two native bands, the Beothuck and the Thule, are also fighting over the land, thrusting the Norsemen into war. While the Vikings search for a new home, an accident at sea leaves Keira miraculously saved by a Beothuck warrior. Keira settles into the Beothuck way of life, learning their customs and coming to care for them. But she dreams of risking everything in order to find a way home. Ultimately, she is torn between the cultures in which she has livedher homeland, the Viking world in which she was welcomed, and her new Beothuck family. This is a thrilling adventure and an exciting introduction to the history of Canada.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Christopher Dinsdale
EAN: 9781894917209
COUNTRY: Canada
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WEIGHT: 284 g
HEIGHT: 191 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Napoleon Publishing
DATE PUBLISHED: 2006-12-14
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GENRE: JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Exploration & Discovery, JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island / General
WIDTH: 130 cm
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Book Themes:
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
