I Heard the Owl Call My Name |
Margaret Carver |
Young adult |
3 Cassettes,
3 hours |
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 A place of salmon runs, ancient totems, and a lesson a young vicar must learn…
Amid the grandeur of the remote Pacific Northwest stands Kingcome, a village so ancient that, according to Kwakiutl myth, it was founded by the two brothers left on earth after the great flood. The Native Americans who still live there call it Quee, a place of such incredible natural richness that hunting and fishing remain primary food sources. But the old culture of totems and potlatch is being replaced by a new culture of prefab housing and alcoholism. Kingcome's younger generation is disenchanted and alienated from its heritage. And now, coming upriver is a young vicar, Mark Brian, on a journey of discovery that can teach him -- and us -- about life, death, and the transforming power of love.
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson |
Bette Bao Lord |
Ages 9-12 |
3 Cassettes,
3.5 hours |
ALA
Notable Children's Book |
 Not only is this a wonderful glimpse of American life in the 1940s, but it is also an opportunity for young students to learn about life in China and what it’s like to be an immigrant.
Poignant but outrageously funny." -School Library Journal. |
Island of the Blue Dolphins |
Scott O’Dell |
Ages 9-12 |
3 Cassettes,
4.5 hours |
1961 Newbery Medal |
 O’Dell based his book on the life of this remarkable young woman who, during the evacuation of Ghalas-at (an island off the coast of California), jumped ship to stay with her young brother who had been abandoned on the island. He died shortly thereafter and Karana fended for herself on the island for 18 years.
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