Totem

Jennifer Maruno

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English

Dundurn Group Ltd
19 November 2014

General fiction (Children's&YA)

Jonny must travel to the distant past to understand the present.

As an orphaned white boy in a school full of Native students, fourteen-year-old Jonny Joe isn't like any of the others at the island Redemption Residential School off the west coast. When the advances of Father Gregory disturb Jonny, he joins another boy in an escape to a mountain cave. But when they leave the cave, the world as they knew it no longer exists.

The boys travel to a native village in a sheltered bay, where Jonny becomes skilled in the art of carving. When a steamship enters the cove, the party of sightseers brings a disease that annihilates most of the people in the village. Meanwhile, Jonny has learned the secret of his past and when he returns to the present, Jonny carves a totem pole to honour the members of the village.

By: Jennifer Maruno
Imprint: Dundurn Group Ltd
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 177g
ISBN: 9781459719347
ISBN 10: 1459719344
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 19 November 2014
Recommended Age: From 12 to 15 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jennifer Maruno is a long-time educator. Her debut novel, When the Cherry Blossoms Fell, was shortlisted for the Hackmatack Award and the Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award. She is also the author of Warbird, Cherry Blossom Winter, and Kid Soldier. She lives in Burlington, Ontario.

Reviews for Totem

With engaging language and action delivered at the perfect pace to maintain interest without overwhelming a reader with information, Totem is a masterpiece of middle-grade fiction. - Quill & Quire Maruno tells a well-realized story complete with brave young men and villains. - School Library Journal