Stenhouse, Ted. Murder on the Ridge.STENHOUSE, Ted. Murder on the ridge. Kids Can Press. 240p. c2006. 1-55337-892-X. $16.95. (pb: 1-55337-898-8. $6.95.) J Everyone knows Wilfred Black (Wolfleg to the Blackfoot people) died on Vimy Ridge in WW I. But now, in 1952, Wolfleg's mother receives a letter stating that he was killed by one of his fellow soldiers. Thirteen-year-old Will, our narrator NARRATOR. A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 37. Obsolete. , and his best friend Arthur, who is a Blackfoot, set out to solve the mystery. Arthur's grandfather, a medicine man, invites Will to a sweat lodge sweat lodge Hut or lodge used for ritual purification. Its use originated with Native Americans—for whom it remains a significant ceremony—but it is now common among other non-Indian groups who recognize its health as well as spiritual benefits. , where Will witnesses what it was like on Vimy Ridge and sees Wolfleg murdered--and then wakes up back in his own time with a very real shoulder wound incurred during his vision. Will and Arthur attempt to bring the truth about Wolfleg's death to light, testing their courage and their close relationship against the backdrop Backdrop may refer to:
In this sequel to Across the Steel River and A Dirty Deed, Stenhouse continues to explore the nature of friendship, loyalty and prejudice in the small Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. town of Grayson. There's a fair bit of action but also much depth to this historical mystery, and the characters and issues are sensitively portrayed por·tray tr.v. por·trayed, por·tray·ing, por·trays 1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of. 2. To depict or describe in words. 3. To represent dramatically, as on the stage. . Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. |
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