Description
Acclaimed Inuit storyteller Michael Kusugak weaves a tapestry of tales about ten-year-old Agatha and her accidental heroism in the high Arctic of 1958.
The first of Agatha’s stories is based on one of Kusugak’s real life experiences| when an eerie| black airship flew over Chesterfield Inlet in 1958.
A sleepy Agatha “saves” the community from the monstrous flying object.
In the second story| Agatha notices the playful antics of the winter ravens and takes an interest in the many migrating birds.
As the seasons change| she begins to favor more beautiful and peaceful birds of spring| until the ravens return.
The third of Agatha’s stories takes place in the fall when Agatha is sent to school in Chesterfield Inlet| an English-speaking community south of her home.
During an afternoon of skating| Agatha rescues a show-off priest| who has inadvertently demonstrated the danger of thin ice.
The three Agatha stories resonate with the nostalgia and affection of Kusugak’s childhood memories.
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