The Song That Called Them Home (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780735266704)

From the award-winning author of On the Trapline comes a cinematic fantasy-adventure story inspired by Indigenous legends.

One summer day, Lauren and her little brother, James, go on a trip to the land with their Moshom (grandfather). After they've arrived, the children decide to fish for dinner while Moshom naps. They are in their canoe in the middle of the lake when the water around them begins to swirl and crash. They are thrown overboard and when Lauren surfaces she sees her brother being pulled away by the Memekwesewak -- creatures who live in and around water and like to interfere with humans. Lauren must follow the Memekwesewak through a portal and along a watery path to find and bring back James. But when she finally comes upon her brother, she too feels the lure of the Memekwesewak's song. Something even stronger must pull them back home.


Author: David A. Robertson
ISBN-10: 0735266700
ISBN-13: 9780735266704
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Language: English
Published: 04/04/2023
Pages: 52
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 10.40h x 9.30w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2023
Publishers Weekly 03/06/2023
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2023
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2023 pg. 52
Shelf Awareness 04/21/2023
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2023 - Superior,Well Above Average