{"product_id":"jimmy-bluefeather-9781943328710","title":"Jimmy Bluefeather","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart quest, part rebirth, Heacox's debut novel spins a story of Alaska's Tlingit people and the land, an old man dying, and a young man learning to live. \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred). Winner: National Outdoor Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld Keb Wisting is somewhere around ninety-five years old (he lost count awhile ago) and in constant pain and thinks he wants to die. He also thinks he thinks too much. Part Norwegian and part Tlingit Native (\"with some Filipino and Portuguese thrown in\"), he's the last living canoe carver in the village of Jinkaat, in Southeast Alaska.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen his grandson, James, a promising basketball player, ruins his leg in a logging accident and tells his grandpa that he has nothing left to live for, Old Keb comes alive and finishes his last canoe, with help from his grandson. Together (with a few friends and a crazy but likeable dog named Steve) they embark on a great canoe journey. Suddenly all of Old Keb's senses come into play, so clever and wise in how he reads the currents, tides, and storms. Nobody can find him. He and the others paddle deep into wild Alaska, but mostly into the human heart, in a story of adventure, love, and reconciliation. With its rogue's gallery of colorful, endearing, small-town characters, this book stands as a wonderful blend of Mark Twain's \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e and John Nichols's \u003ci\u003eThe Milagro Beanfield War\u003c\/i\u003e, with dashes of John Steinbeck thrown in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-148642\"\u003eKim Heacox\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alaska Northwest Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943328710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1943328714\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC059000\"\u003eIndigenous\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim Heacox is the award-winning author of several books including the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eJohn Muir and the Ice that Started a Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eCaribou Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e. His feature articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAudubon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTravel \u0026amp; Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWilderness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIslands\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e. His editorials, written for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, have appeared in many major newspapers across the United States. When not playing the guitar, doing simple carpentry, or writing another novel, he's sea kayaking with his wife, Melanie, or watching a winter wren on the woodpile.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alaska Northwest Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693473698029,"sku":"9781943328710","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_5cfad10d-3d85-484f-8d41-f2124ab39cad.jpg?v=1649859481","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/jimmy-bluefeather-9781943328710","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}