Christmas Nevermore
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (797 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0989893308 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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2013 USA Best Book Awards: Finalist"Fiction: Young Adult " category --USA Best Book AwardsChristmas Nevermore by Marc Cadieux and Herve Bastien Illustrations by Christina Zakhozhay - Award-Winner in the "Young Adult Fiction" category of the 2014 International Book Awards. --American Book FestSILVER: Christmas Nevermore: An Ecological Christmas Fable, by Marc Cadieux and Herve Bastien; illustrated by Christina Zakhozhay --2014 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards
"Beautiful story merging Inuit culture, environmental issues & Christmas." according to Marc Cadieux. By Renee @ Mother Daughter Book ReviewsChristmas Nevermore is a thoughtful exploration of environmental issues from an Inuit perspective and with a little bit of Christmas magic sprinkled in. The story takes place in the far North of Canada in a little village called Akilineq (fictional, I believe). The village is inhabited by the Inuit and is geographically important to a big oil company who believes t. Literary Classics Book Reviews said Sure to become a cherished holiday treasure. Polik and Nika are young siblings who live in an Inuit village in the Great North with their grandfather, Ikkuma, the village Shaman. When magical stones are discovered, Ikkuma insists they must be returned to the Mother of the Sea or their village will be cursed. But when the stones are hidden instead, their grandfather becomes gravely ill.The brother and sister team up to find and return the stones in
During their quest, Polik, Nika, and their dog Pakak stumble upon these fabulous ice caverns where Santa makes and stores Christmas gifts and end up uncovering the solution to their problem. In order to save Ikkuma, the children embark on an exciting, albeit treacherous journey that leads them into a magical underground world they never knew existed directly below them. The oil company that has set up operation in the Great North is taking over their small community and destroying the land and wildlife, robbing this simple village of the natural resources it relies on for survival. Even Polik and Nika are noticing the effect this invasion is having on the environment. In the gigantic network of ice tunnels, hundreds of elves live and work alongside Santa preparing for the biggest day of their year. Along with the elves, Santa, and a few other unexpected helpers, the children will race against time to reverse the damage done to both worlds and find a way to save their grandfather and Chr