{"product_id":"kiska-9781935248934","title":"Kiska","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for John Smelcer: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smelcer's anger about these stolen children is apparent but controlled, and he provides a well-judged balance of horror and hope, with the friendship among his protagonists giving the book heart.\" --\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A poignant story of colonization and assimilation, something I know a little bit about. A masterpiece.\" --Chinua Achebe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smooth, cadenced telling. . . . The four protagonists are accessibly teen, which gives their plight an immediacy.\" --\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smelcer's prose is lyrical, straightforward, and brilliant . . . authentic Native Alaskan storytelling at its best.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A spare tale of courage, love and terrible obstacles.\" --\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A thought-provoking and moving coming-of-age story.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Heart-tugging moments of clarity and poignancy that recall Jean Craighead George's \u003ci\u003eJulie of the Wolves.\" --Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This writer speaks from the land, and for the land, and the people who belong to it.\" --Ursula K. Le Guin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKiska's home in the Aleutian Islands is a peaceful paradise until Japan invades in 1942. Soon after, a US naval ship arrives to evacuate everyone in her village to an internment camp almost 2,000 miles away--where they are forgotten. Informed by true events, this is the story of a teenage girl who steps up when her people need a hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Smelcer\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over forty books, including essays, story collections, poetry, adult novels, and six YA novels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSee commentary by John Smelcer on NPR's Code Switch, Feb. 21, 2017, in which the author discusses the Aleut evacuation and its context and effects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Leapfrog Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781935248934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Smelcer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38021535006901,"sku":"9781935248934","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2fb87857-6137-4386-9ec0-dda947f8dfab.jpg?v=1609178908","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kiska-9781935248934","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}