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Raven Stole the Moon

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In this moving...unpredictable and absorbing debut (Publishers Weekly), Garth Stein brilliantly invokes his Native American heritage and its folklore to create an electrifying supernatural thriller.

When Jenna Rosen abandons her comfortable Seattle life to revisit Wrangell, Alaska, it's a wrenching return to her past. Long ago the home of her Native American grandmother, Wrangell is located near the Thunder Bay resort where Jenna's young son, Bobby, drowned two years before. There, determined to lay to rest the aching mystery of his death, she hears whispers of Tlingit legends that tell of powerful, menacing forces — and discovers a frightening new possibility about Bobby's fate.

Warned by a practicing shaman against disturbing the legendary kushtaka — soul-stealing predators that stalk the netherworld between land and sea, the living and the dead — Jenna turns to Eddie, a local fisherman, to help her separate fact from myth. But she can't deny her protective motherly instincts, and Jenna's quest for the truth about her son — and the strength of her beliefs — is about to pull her into a terrifying, life-changing abyss....

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From the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Art of Racing in the Rain comes an extraordinary tale of grief, devotion, redemption, and timeless mystery.

When Jenna Rosen abandons her comfortable Seattle life to visit Wrangell, Alaska, it's a wrenching return to her past. The hometown of her Native American grandmother, Wrangell is located near the Thunder Bay Resort, where Jenna's young son, Bobby, disappeared two years before. His body was never recovered, and Jenna is determined to lay to rest the aching mystery of his death. But whispers of ancient legends begin to suggest a frightening new possibility about Bobby's fate, and Jenna must sift through the beliefs of her ancestors, the Tlingit, who still tell of powerful, menacing forces at work in the Alaskan wilderness. Armed with nothing but a mother's protective instincts, Jenna's quest for the truth behind her son's disappearance is about to pull her into a terrifying and life-changing abyss.

About the Author

Garth Stein is the author of three novels, The Art of Racing in the Rain, How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets, and Raven Stole the Moon, and a play, Brother Jones. He has also worked as a documentary filmmaker and lives in Seattle with his family.

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SusanL, November 1, 2010 (view all comments by SusanL)
If you have read The Art of Racing in the Rain, then you already know that Garth Stein tells a good story. Raven Stole the Moon was written 13 years earlier and, while Stein may have honed his writing in that time, he has repeated his ability to tell a great story.
Jenna's life in Seattle is all too real - grief & guilt following the death of her young son in Alaska have only increased in the 2 years since. She leaves her husband behind at a party & soon finds herself on a ferry to Alaska, desperately seeking answers.
As magical elements begin to appear, we are drawn into the land of Jenna's Alaskan Tlingit grandmother, where the lines between reality & legend blur. Both worlds are drawn in very believable fashion & Jenna is pushed to the brink in her search for resolution.
Fresh & powerful, this is a magical book. Don't miss it.
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9780061806384
Author:
Stein, Garth
Publisher:
Harper Paperbacks
Subject:
Suspense
Subject:
Psychological
Subject:
General Fiction
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Popular Fiction-Suspense
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Trade PB
Publication Date:
20100331
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TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
464
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8.00x5.60x.81 in. .82 lbs.

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From the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Art of Racing in the Rain comes an extraordinary tale of grief, devotion, redemption, and timeless mystery.

When Jenna Rosen abandons her comfortable Seattle life to visit Wrangell, Alaska, it's a wrenching return to her past. The hometown of her Native American grandmother, Wrangell is located near the Thunder Bay Resort, where Jenna's young son, Bobby, disappeared two years before. His body was never recovered, and Jenna is determined to lay to rest the aching mystery of his death. But whispers of ancient legends begin to suggest a frightening new possibility about Bobby's fate, and Jenna must sift through the beliefs of her ancestors, the Tlingit, who still tell of powerful, menacing forces at work in the Alaskan wilderness. Armed with nothing but a mother's protective instincts, Jenna's quest for the truth behind her son's disappearance is about to pull her into a terrifying and life-changing abyss.

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