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Reviewed on May 1, 1994
Gr 5-8 Kenchedai, a modern-thinking, 15-year-old Iban boy who lives in the rain forest in Borneo and believes that his people's established way of life is backward and full of superstition, finds his viewpoint reversed in this adventure/quest story. After his grandfather is killed by a wild boar, his father has a dream that he believes carries a message from the spirit world, and he begins a journey to Sebayan, the Land of the Dead. Kenchendai then feels boun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More