The Great Death arrived with the man from downriver, the one who came with the light-colored strangers and had little red spots covering his body. Thirteen-year-old Millie and her younger sister, Maura, are fascinated by the guests, but soon sickness takes over their village. As they watch the people they know and love die, the sisters remain unaffected and begin to realize that they will have to find a new home. Alone in the cold Alaskan winter of 1917, struggling to overcome the obstacles nature throws their way, the girls discover that their true strength lies in their love for each other. John Smelcer's spare and beautiful prose shapes the sisters' story with tenderness and skill, presenting a powerful tale of determination, survival, and family.

The Great Death

John E. Smelcer

Listening Library

Walk about: Life in an Ahtna Athabaskan Village

Ahtna Heritage Foundation

What We Leave Behind: Ahtna Elders Reflect on History

<p>This book is about bears. Over 150 poets, such as Hayden Carruth, Billy Collins, Mary Crow, Ruth Daigon, Jim Harrison, George Keithley, Galway Kinnell, Maxine Kumin, Ursula LeGuin, Judith Minty, N. Scott Momaday, Mary Oliver, Adrienne Rich, Kay Ryan, Gary Snyder, Susan Terris and others, write about bears as they exist in the wild and in our minds. Bears occupy a "most favored animal" status in the spiritual lives of many people and cultures, from the deep past to the present day. Their myths are rich and varied. The poems are divided into seven categories: nature, dreams, myths, persona, misc., encountered, endangered. The book is full of illustrations. 8 1/2 x 10, perfect bound, full color cover. $1 from the sale of each book will be donated to groups striving to preserve bears and their habitats.</p>

Grrrrr: A Collection of Poems About Bears

Literature & Fiction

Gary Snyder

Elaine Magarrell

Kay Van Natta

Duane Niatum

Bill Yake

M. Scott Momaday

Hayden Carruth

Taylor, Graham

Poetry

Arctos Pr

A Cycle of Myths Indian Myths From Southeast Alaska

Todd Communications

Great Death

Andersen

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