Inspired by a true story,ย Between Two Worldsย 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 bayโa 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.ย
The ship carries provisions for Robert E. Peary, who is making an expedition to the North Pole. Peary and Billy Bah have a historyโas a child, she spent a year in America with his family. When Pearyโs ship gets caught in the ice, Billy Bah sets out on a harrowing quest to find him.
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Billy Bahโs 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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โRich details . . . create a total immersion in Inuit life.โ โPublishers Weekly,ย Starredย ย
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โAn intriguing viewpoint to a place and time rarely written about in young adult fiction.โ โSLJ
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โA compelling . . . ย 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.โ โKirkus Reviews
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