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Drift
By Mayne, William
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38529-446-1
- Publisher
- New York : Delacorte Press, 1986, c1985.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 1986
Gr 6-Up Superficially, this is the story of the kidnapping of a white boy by two Indian women and the attempts of an Indian girl to help him while avoiding capture herself. The language is spare, characters are sketched in with great economy, and the atmosphere is as bleak and harsh as the late winter setting. None of this description, however, conveys the great beauty and vivid imagery of Mayne's writing, nor the depth and complexity of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
