num_pages: 336
description: The end of the Ice A time of melting glaciers mass extinctions unpredictable dangersand young heroes Though only twelve summers old Twig is a talented Dreamer. Sometimes she has spirit dreamsdreams that come true. But her mother has always discouraged Twig from exploring her powers for fear that they would turn her strange like the reclusive witch-woman Cobia. When Twig begins to have recurring nightmares about a green light exploding from the sky and causing widespread destruction she must find the courage to defy her mother and learn to become a Spirit Dreamer. Helping Twig on her quest are her best friend Greyhawk and Screech Owl a shaman who has been banished from the village. Together they must persuade their people to leave the land of their ancestors and journey to the mysterious Duskland far from only home theyve ever known. Can Twig convince the Elders that she is a true Spirit Dreamerbefore its too late? Set 13000 years ago in what is now the northeastern United States and Ontario Canada Children of the Dawnland is an unforgettable adventure about a visionary girl by internationally-bestselling authors and archaeologists Kathleen ONeal Gear and W. Michael Gear. In writing and researching this book the Gears visited the archaeological sites in New York Ontario Ohio and Pennsylvania that play a role in the story. By allowing us to see through the eyes of prehistoric cultures the Gears hope we can learn from them at a time of similar environmental change.
language: English
title: Children of the Dawnland
publisher: Starscape