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Those who run in the sky / Aviaq Johnston ; illustrations by Toma Feizo Gas.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media, 2017.Description: 207 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781772271218 (softcover)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Awards:
  • Winner of the Burt Award for First Nations, M�etis and Inuit Young Adult Literature (Honour Book Prize), 2017.
Summary: "A coming-of-age story that follows a young shaman named Pitu as he learns to use his powers and ultimately finds himself lost in the world of the spirits. After a strange and violent blizzard leaves Pitu stranded on the sea ice, without his dog team or any weapons to defend himself, he soon realizes that he is no longer in the word that he once knew. The storm has carried him into the world of the spirits, a world populated with terrifying creatures<U+2014>black wolves with red eyes, ravenous and constantly stalking him and water-dwelling creatures that want nothing more than to snatch him and pull him into the frigid ocean through an ice crack<U+2014>as well as beings less frightening, but equally as incredible, such as a lone giant who can carry Pitu in the palm of her hand and keeps caribou and polar bears as pets. After stumbling upon a fellow shaman who has been trapped in the spirit world for many years, Pitu must master all of his shamanic powers to make his way back to the world of the living, to his family, and to the girl that he loves."--From publisher.
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Teen FIC Hanover Public Library Shelves TEEN FIC JOHN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001181461

"A coming-of-age story that follows a young shaman named Pitu as he learns to use his powers and ultimately finds himself lost in the world of the spirits. After a strange and violent blizzard leaves Pitu stranded on the sea ice, without his dog team or any weapons to defend himself, he soon realizes that he is no longer in the word that he once knew. The storm has carried him into the world of the spirits, a world populated with terrifying creatures<U+2014>black wolves with red eyes, ravenous and constantly stalking him and water-dwelling creatures that want nothing more than to snatch him and pull him into the frigid ocean through an ice crack<U+2014>as well as beings less frightening, but equally as incredible, such as a lone giant who can carry Pitu in the palm of her hand and keeps caribou and polar bears as pets. After stumbling upon a fellow shaman who has been trapped in the spirit world for many years, Pitu must master all of his shamanic powers to make his way back to the world of the living, to his family, and to the girl that he loves."--From publisher.

Ages: 11-15. Kirkus Reviews.

Winner of the Burt Award for First Nations, M�etis and Inuit Young Adult Literature (Honour Book Prize), 2017.

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