A beautiful and moving story of courage and love.--Ray Bradbury
Praise for The Great Death:
An amazing story.--Frank McCourt
Gripping and poignant. . . . An unforgettable survival tale.--Horn
Book
A beautiful, poignant story.--Elie Wiesel, Nobel Prize winner
Graphically illustrates the effects of a plague on isolated
peoples.--School Library Journal
An engaging tale of survival.--Kirkus Reviews
Praise for The Trap:
An unforgettable story. Brilliant!--Ray Bradbury
A gripping example of talented storytelling. Unforgettable.--Tony
Hillerman
Praise for The Edge of Nowhere:
More psychological depth than Robinson Crusoe.--Frank McCourt
Praise for Alaskan:
Smelcer is Alaska's modern-day Jack London.--W.P. Kinsella
A celebration of the diversity of cultures. Undeniably important!--James
Michener
An indispensible contribution to Alaskan literature.--JD Salinger
This writer speaks from the land, and for the land, and the people who
belong to it.--Ursula K. Le Guin
Deneena 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 Race--giving 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).
