Inspired by a true story, Between Two Worlds is an impassioned coming-of-age novel set in a land of breathtaking beauty and danger, where nature and love are powerful and unpredictable forces.
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On the treeless shores of Itta, Greenland, as far north as humans can settle, sixteen-year-old Inuit Billy Bah spots a ship far out among the icebergs on the bayâa sight both welcome and feared. Explorers have already left their indelible mark on her land and its people, and a ship full of white men can mean trouble.Â
The ship carries provisions for Robert E. Peary, who is making an expedition to the North Pole. Peary and Billy Bah have a historyâas a child, she spent a year in America with his family. When Pearyâs ship gets caught in the ice, Billy Bah sets out on a harrowing quest to find him.
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Billy Bahâs journey is one that will bring her to the very literal edge of the earth, imperil her life and question what it means to be between two worlds.
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âRich details . . . create a total immersion in Inuit life.â âPublishers Weekly, Starred Â
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âAn intriguing viewpoint to a place and time rarely written about in young adult fiction.â âSLJ
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âA compelling . . . Â portrait of a community accustomed to life on the knife edge of survival, of extraordinary beauty and harsh realities. . . . A rare look at culture clash arising from polar exploration.â âKirkus Reviews
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