Kaya becomes jealous of a girl from another tribe until they are forced to work together in a dangerous situation. Includes historical notes on Indian trading along the Columbia River in 1764, as well as instructions for creating a petroglyph.
Provides an overview of the past and present lives of the Chinook people, covering their daily activities, customs, family life, religion, government, history, and interaction with the United States government.
Reclusive orchardist, William Talmadge, while tending to his apples and peaches, takes in two very scared and pregnant teenagers, but when men show up with guns, William is set on an irrevocable course not only to save and protect but also to reconcile the ghosts of his own troubled past.
Thirteen-year-old Caroline, living with her veteran father in a cave in the Forest Park nature preserve in Portland, is confronted by the realities of her unconventional life when she attracts the attention of government officials who relocate them to a farm, where her father works and she begins to question her past.
Kaya is determined to find her lost sister, Speaking Rain, and hopes that when thousands of Indian families come together during the summertime, someone may have information about Speaking Rain's whereabouts.
Still grieving over the death of her friend, and missing her stolen horse and kidnapped younger sister, Kaya tries to earn the trust of a lone and starving dog who is about to have puppies. Includes historical notes on Nez Perc? children.
