Houston, James A.

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Ghost fox

1993
Kidnapped by raiding Abnaki Indians during the French and Indian War, seventeen-year-old Sarah must make a choice between life in slavery or death by torture.

Wolf run; a Caribou Eskimo tale

1971
When the caribou herds fail to return in the spring, famine becomes so acute that a young Eskimo boy sets out alone in search of food.

Fire into ice

adventures in glass making
1998
James Houston tells how his life as an adventurer has inspired his designs of glass sculptures for Steuben.

Akavak

an Inuit-Eskimo legend
1990
Akavak and his grandfather make an exciting journey to see the old man's brother once more before his death.

Tikta?liktak

an Inuit-Eskimo legend
1989
A young Eskimo hunter fights for survival while stranded on an isolated and desolate island.

Black diamonds

a search for Arctic treasure
1982
While searching for a gold mother lode, the Morgans and their two friends come upon a pool covered with iridescent oil. Could it be "black diamonds", as oil is known by those who seek it? Sequel to "Frozen Fire".

Long claws

an Arctic adventure
1981
Followed by a huge grizzly bear, an Eskimo brother and sister make a perilous trek across the storm-swept tundra to bring back a frozen caribou to their hungry family.

The white archer

an Eskimo legend
1979
A young Eskimo vows to avenge his parents' violent deaths, but over the years that it takes him to become a master archer, he outgrows his hatred.

Ghost fox

1977
Kidnapped by raiding Abnaki Indians during the French and Indian War, seventeen-year-old Sarah must make a choice between life in slavery or death by torture.

The white dawn

an Eskimo saga
1983
When three whalers are shipwrecked in the eastern Arctic, they are nursed back to health by Eskimo villagers who teach them about their traditions, beliefs, and culture.

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