Water Sky

I LOVED this book! It is set in my hometown and it was A MAZING to read Inupiat words and to read a book based in the setting I grew up in, dealing with real issues of our town. (I believe the International Whaling Commission recently granted a big win to Alaskan whalers. This was in the spring of 2......more

Lincoln Noah visits Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost town in all of the United States. He stays with some friends of his father, the Ologak family. The head of the family, Vincent Ologak, is the captain of a whaling team who camp out on the ice. They have a quota of only a few whales that they are l......more

I really liked the book, however, the ending left was wrapped up so that I felt un-satisfied with the answers and conclusions. Felt not only rushed but oddly concluded. I didn't feel that the writer shared much depth about what he learned in the closing. Overall, it was a great story and well-written......more

"Water sky, " he said. "Good cloud. It tells the Eskimo where the leads are. Leads are open water. They are rivers in the sea ice. Leads open and close. They are very dangerous. Only brave men camp near them. Very brave men. You'll be camping near a lead...Up the leads, "he said as though he had not......more

I just finished reading this book aloud to my kids-- such a good choice! It was so fun as a read aloud and they got into the story so much they were begging me to read more each time. I Love this author-- Julie of the Wolves and its sequels helped shape me as a child and beyond. I recently had the h......more