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  • Published: 16 May 2023
  • ISBN: 9780735266704
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 52
  • RRP: $39.99

The Song That Called Them Home





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

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.  
 

  • Published: 16 May 2023
  • ISBN: 9780735266704
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 52
  • RRP: $39.99

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Praise for The Song That Called Them Home

ACCOLADES FOR On the Trapline by David A. Robertson and Julie Flett:

  • WINNER, 2021 Governor General’s Literary Award for Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books
  • A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2021
  • One of CCBC’s Best Books for Kids and Teens, Fall 2021 — Starred Pick
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