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Cargando... The Hillpor Karen Bass
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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. A creepy, fast-paced novel based on First Nation lore. The book deals with race and stereotypes throughout, and does so sensitively and thoughtfully. I found Jared to be more than a little insufferable at the beginning of the book -- which was great because it highlighted his character development, but it also made it difficult for me to connect with him as a protagonist. But overall, very well done and chilling. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Jared's plane has crashed in the Alberta wilderness, and Kyle is first on the scene. When Jared insists on hiking up the highest hill in search of cell phone reception, Kyle hesitates; his Cree grandmother has always forbidden him to go near it. There's no stopping Jared, though, so Kyle reluctantly follows. After a night spent on the hilltop -- with no cell service -- the teens discover something odd: the plane has disappeared. Nothing in the forest surrounding them seems right. In fact, things seem very wrong. And worst of all, something is hunting them. Karen Bass brings her signature action packed style to a chilling new subject: the Cree Wîhtiko legend. Inspired by the real story of a remote plane crash and by the legends of her Cree friends and neighbours, Karen brings eerie life -- or perhaps something other than life -- to the northern Alberta landscape in The Hill. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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This is unlike any survival story you will ever read.
Climbing a hill to get phone reception after you have survived a plane crash seems like a smart thing to do, right? Not when that hill opens a doorway to a spirit world and awakens an ancient evil....enter the Witiko, or Wendigo. Not only will Jared have to survive the Canadian bush wilderness, he must stay one step ahead of a Cree legend who is hungry for human flesh. With the help of Kyle, a local Cree teenager, Jared must find strength and courage he never knew he possessed to fight this monster and get home to safety.
This was a great suspense story, but also gives the reader a look into Cree culture. I have always enjoyed reading about the Wendigo legend, but never have I found a book that makes it the main character. ( )