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9780963400000 | 2 edition (Salmon Run Pr, May 1, 1992), cover price $14.95
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9780965631013 | 2 edition (Ahtna Heritage Foundation, March 1, 1997), cover price $10.00
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9780805081008 | 1 edition (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, October 27, 2009), cover price $17.99
Product Description: Fiction. Written over the course of a quarter century by one fo Alaska's best living writers, these two dozen stories embody the spirit of Alaska—its colliding cultures, magnificent beauty and dangerously unforgivign environment. "John Smelcer is Alaska's modern-day Jack London"—W...read more
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9780979194474 | Small Pr Distribution, April 1, 2011, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Fiction.
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9780893042622 | Bilingual edition (Cross-Cultural Communications, April 15, 2012), cover price $10.00 | About this edition: Poetry.
"A beautiful and moving story of courage and love."âRay BradburyPraise for The Great Death:"An amazing story."âFrank McCourt"Gripping and poignant. . . . An unforgettable survival tale."âHorn Book"A beautiful, poignant story."âElie Wiesel, Nobel Prize winner"Graphically illustrates the effects of a plague on isolated peoples."âSchool Library Journal"An engaging tale of survival."âKirkus ReviewsPraise for The Trap:"An unforgettable story. Brilliant!"âRay Bradbury"A gripping example of talented storytelling. Unforgettable."âTony HillermanPraise for The Edge of Nowhere:"More psychological depth than Robinson Crusoe."âFrank McCourtPraise for Alaskan:"Smelcer is Alaska's modern-day Jack London."âW.P. Kinsella"A celebration of the diversity of cultures. Undeniably important!"âJames Michener"An indispensible contribution to Alaskan literature."âJD Salinger"This writer speaks from the land, and for the land, and the people who belong to it."âUrsula K. Le GuinDeneena Yazzie's love of the woods and trail come from her grandfather, who teaches her their all-but-vanished Native Alaskan language. While her peers lose hope, trapped between the old and the modern cultures, and turn to destructive behaviors, Denny and her mysterious lead dog, a blue-eyed wolf, train for the Great Raceâgiving her town a new pride and hope.John Smelcer is poetry editor of Rosebud and the author of more than forty books. He is an Alaskan Native of the Ahtna tribe, and the last surviving reader and writer of Ahtna. John holds degrees in archeology, linguistics, literature, and education, and formerly chaired the Alaska Native Studies program and the University of Alaska (Anchorage).
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9781935248408 | Leapfrog Pr, October 15, 2013, cover price $16.00
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9781935248552 | Leapfrog Pr, October 15, 2013, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: "A beautiful and moving story of courage and love.
An astonishing tale of survival in Alaska, this poignant Robinson Crusoe story is based on true events A year after his mother dies, 16-year old Seth and his dog, Tucker, are washed overboard from his father's fishing boat during a torrential storm, and are assumed drowned. But by good fortune, Seth and Tucker make it safely to one of the hundreds of islands that line the Alaskan coast. Over many months, the two castaways endure hardships to survive off the land and the sea as they make their way, island by island, toward home. More than an adventure novel, this is a story about reconciliation, about heritage, and about struggling to deal with grief.
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9781935248576 | Leapfrog Pr, August 12, 2014, cover price $9.99
9781849391962 | Reprint edition (Andersen Pr Ltd, May 1, 2012), cover price $8.99 | About this edition: An astonishing tale of survival in Alaska, this poignant Robinson Crusoe story is based on true events A year after his mother dies, 16-year old Seth and his dog, Tucker, are washed overboard from his father's fishing boat during a torrential storm, and are assumed drowned.
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9781935248651 | Leapfrog Pr, July 21, 2015, cover price $12.00
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9781935248804 | Leapfrog Pr, April 12, 2016, cover price $14.00
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9781935248828 | Leapfrog Pr, August 9, 2016, cover price $13.95
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9781935248842 | Leapfrog Pr, September 13, 2016, cover price $14.95
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