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When fifteen-year-old Beth Week’s family is attacked by a grizzly, her father becomes increasingly violent, making him a danger to his neighbors, his family, and especially Beth. Meanwhile, several young children from the nearby Indian reservation have gone missing, and Beth fears that... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Beth Weeks: Protagonist - 15 year old girl, living on a farm in remote B.C.
- John Weeks: Beth's father, injured in WWi
- Filthy Billy: First Nations, son of Henry Moses and grandson of Bertha, works for Beth's father
- Dennis: First Nations, lives on the Reservation, grandson of Bertha, works for Beth's father
- Nora: Bertha's granddaughter, Beth's friend
- Dan: Beth's older brother (19)
- Bertha Moses: First Nations, married twice
- Coyote Jack: Mr. Johansen's (or the Swede) son
- Sarah Kemp: was attacked and killed by a bear
- Mrs. Bell: neighbor that visits the Weeks
- Robert Parker: Beth's schoolmate
- Morley Boulee: married to a schoolteacher, was punched by John Weeks
- Mrs. Ferguson: Add a description of this character.
- Lily Bell: daughter of Mrs. Bell
- Bouchard
- Lucifer: black cat named by John Weeks
- Fraser
- Mrs Halley
- Lou
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
THE CURE for death by lightening was handwritten in thick, messy blue ink in my mother's scrapbook, under the recipe for my father's favorite oatcakes:
Authors & Contributors edit
- Gail Anderson-Dargatz (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 978-0394281803
Page Count: 304
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 978-0394281803
Page Count: 304
Awards edit
- Giller Prize (1996, Shortlist)
- BC Book Prize's Ethel Wilson Fiction Award (1997)
- Betty Trask Award (1998, #4)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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