{"product_id":"jimmy-bluefeather-paperback-2","title":"Jimmy Bluefeather - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Heacox\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, National Outdoor Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Part quest, part rebirth, Heacox's debut novel spins a story of Alaska's Tlingit people and the land, an old man dying, and a young man learning to live.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A splendid, unique gem of a novel.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Heacox does a superb job of transcending his characters' unique geography to create a heartwarming, all-American story.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What makes this story so appealing is the character Old Keb. He is as finely wrought and memorable as any character in contemporary literature and energizes the tale with a humor and warmth that will keep you reading well into the night.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eNational Outdoor Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld Keb Wisting is somewhere around ninety-five years old (he lost count awhile ago) and in constant pain and thinks he wants to die. He also thinks he thinks too much. Part Norwegian and part Tlingit Native (\"with some Filipino and Portuguese thrown in\"), he's the last living canoe carver in the village of Jinkaat, in Southeast Alaska.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen his grandson, James, a promising basketball player, ruins his leg in a logging accident and tells his grandpa that he has nothing left to live for, Old Keb comes alive and finishes his last canoe, with help from his grandson. Together (with a few friends and a crazy but likeable dog named Steve) they embark on a great canoe journey. Suddenly all of Old Keb's senses come into play, so clever and wise in how he reads the currents, tides, and storms. Nobody can find him. He and the others paddle deep into wild Alaska, but mostly into the human heart, in a story of adventure, love, and reconciliation. With its rogue's gallery of colorful, endearing, small-town characters, this book stands as a wonderful blend of Mark Twain's \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e and John Nichols's \u003ci\u003eThe Milagro Beanfield War\u003c\/i\u003e, with dashes of John Steinbeck thrown in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim Heacox is the award-winning author of several books including the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eJohn Muir and the Ice that Started a Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eCaribou Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e. His feature articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAudubon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTravel \u0026amp; Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWilderness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIslands\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e. His editorials, written for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, have appeared in many major newspapers across the United States. When not playing the guitar, doing simple carpentry, or writing another novel, he's sea kayaking with his wife, Melanie, or watching a winter wren on the woodpile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 5.9 x 8.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47249156538617,"sku":"9781943328710","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/b0pXN254azVEZDUyNlRGbDJNT0lUZz09_225b20d0-fdfb-4943-80a1-f8e651537d62.webp?v=1768641646","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/jimmy-bluefeather-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}