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How would you feel if you had to leave your home because of the rising sea level?
My Wounded Island
What you need to know before your trail
There’s an invisible creature in the waves around Sarichef. It is altering the lives of the Inupiat people who call the island home. A young girl and her family are forced to move to the center of the island for refuge from the rising sea level. Soon the entire village will have to relocate to the mainland. Heartbroken, the young girl and her grandfather worry: what else will be lost when they are forced to abandon their homes and their community?
Travel Guide
Sarichef Island
Sarichef Island is a long and narrow coastal island on the Chukchi Sea-facing coast of Alaska. It is located at the mouth of the Shishmaref Inlet, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low
Apparently although it’s very very far away, on a clear day, you can see Russia!
This book addresses the topic of climate refugees, as the story is based on the challenges faced by the Iñupiat people who live on this and other small islands north of the Bering Strait near the Arctic Circle.
The Iñupiat are an Alaskan Native people, who live in several villages and communities in and around the Norton Sound territory/Bering Sea to the Canada–United States border.
Booktrailer Review
Susan: @TheBooktrailer
What a heartbreaking book! A very simply written and drawn story that deals with quite heavy issue. Seen through the eyes of a little innocent child, this is really upsetting but gives a brilliant account of what happens to the ordinary person when such geographical disasters happen.
It’s a tiny island and the monster is the water taking over their land and home. I think the watercolours and nature of the paintings were perfect for the story and themes and everything works so well on so many levels. A very important book with a simply conveyed message with a little girl who will stay in your mind.
I found myself learning about the Iñupiat people and way of life so it works for adults as well!
Booktrail Boarding Pass: My Wounded Island
Destination: Sarichef Island Author/Guide: Jacques Pasquet
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