Winter can be cruel in the Arctic, and food quickly grows scarce for
those who cannot hunt. In these difficult times, the grandmother of an
orphaned boy wishes aloud for the qallupaluit - strange, monstrous
creatures that live under the sea ice - to take her grandson away
forever.
The old woman soon regrets her hasty words when the little boy is
snatched and carried away to the creatures' underwater lair. After
enlisting the help of her fellow villagers, the old woman learns that
her grandson may be happier with the qallupaluit than he ever was with
her.
Written for contemporary audiences by acclaimed Inuit author Rachel
Qitsualik-Tinsley and illustrated in a quick comic book style, this tale
is sure to thrill middle grade readers.