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Ravensong by Lee Maracle

Stacy is a 17 year old Salish girl, living in a small First Nation village on the northwest coast of Canada during the 1950s. She watches and participates as her village struggles through hardships, especially the terrible flu epidemic of 1954, while still determined to fulfil her own dream of finishing high school, going to the University of British Columbia, and returning home to start a school in her community. Trying to find her way between two cultures, Stacy is continually balancing and contrasting her own traditional life and values against the alien behaviour of the inhabitants of the 'white town' across the river, where she attends high school. This book is not an easy read, but for anyone interested in the culture and history of First Nations and their interactions with Europeans, or for anyone who wants to understand what is truly valuable in life, it is well worth the effort. Ms. Wright September 1, 2011.