northwest, pacific

Introduces animals that are a part of the ecosystem of the Pacific Northwest, discussing how they depend on one another and their environment for survival.

Kaya is overjoyed that her sister, Speaking Rain, has returned; however, she is still saddened that she will never see her beloved horse, Steps High.

In 1765, the arrival of an injured stranger from another tribe, traveling alone and apparently unable to speak, arouses suspicion in Kaya's Nez Perce? village. Includes glossary and historical notes on the Nez Perce? Indians.

Twin brothers Cory and Ty Bic, seventeen, search for an escape from criminals in the Pacific Northwest wilderness.

Middle-schoolers Nico, Tyler, Ella, and Opal discover a hidden island in a forbidden cove that appears uninhabited, but something ancient has awakened knowing their wishes, dreams, and darkest secrets.

"When Rona Blackburn landed on Anathema Island more than a century ago, her otherworldly skills might have benefited friendlier neighbors. Guilt and fear instead led the island's original eight settlers to burn 'the witch' out of her home. So Rona cursed them. Fast-forward one hundred-some years: All Nor Blackburn wants is to live an unremarkable teenage life. She has reason to hope: First, her supernatural powers, if they can be called that, are unexceptional. Second, her love life is nonexistent, which means she might escape the other perverse side effect of the matriarch's backfiring curse, too. But then a mysterious book comes out, promising to cast any spell for the right price. Nor senses a storm coming and is pretty sure she'll be smack in the eye of it . . ."--Amazon.

Thirteen-year-olds Aaron and Lisa and their fathers, and seventeen-year-old Cassidy and his dad--embark on a sea kayaking trip off the coast of the Pacific Northwest that brings them unexpected and even terrifying adventures.

Child psychiatrist Julia Cates, her career and confidence destroyed in the wake of a media-heavy scandal, retreats to her Washington hometown where she becomes involved in the fight to prevent the institutionalization of a traumatized, unidentified girl who has emerged from the forest.

"A young girl in a Pacific Northwest Native American tribe in the 1920s must deal with the death of her father and the loss of her tribe's traditional ways"--Provided by publisher.