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Whale People (Junior Canadian Classic)

by Roderick Langmere Haig-Brown

Indians of north america, fictionChildren's fictionIndians of North AmericaJuvenile fictionIndiens d'AmériqueRomans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseFishingWhaling

Young Atlin must one day succeed his father Nit-gass, a great whaling chief of the Hotsath people. The boy trains for his role with the mixture of yearning and apprehension experienced by every youth racing toward adulthood - except that in Atlin's case, his whole community is depending on his success.

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For young readers

Book data: Open Library