I Heard the Owl Call My Name

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 replaces 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.

Author: Margaret Craven
Publisher: Dell
Published: 01/15/1980
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780440343691
ISBN10: 0440343690
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Classics
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States | Native American
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement

About the Author
Margaret Craven (1901-1980) was the author of the much-loved American classic I Heard the Owl Call My Name. She also wrote another novel, Walk Gently This Good Earth; an autobiography, Again Calls the Owl; and a short-story collection, The Home Front.