This stunning narrative written by a teacher of the Yup'ik Eskimo village of Tununak "is a memoir worth reading, " reports the "Anchorage Daily News."
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By "jojonono" (Kenai, AK United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Place of the Pretend People: Gifts from a Yup'ik E (Hardcover)
This book is a biography of a bush teacher beginning in 1986. It is available only in hardback but if you are considering teaching in Alaska then go ahead and invest. Carolyn Kremers came to Alaska to teach at a turning point in her life and her wonder at what she sees is shared with the reader. Kremers gives a real "sense of place" through stories, conversations, poetry, journaling and student writing. Prospective teachers should especially consider reading the chapter titled "I hate school." This book demonstrates how challenging the teaching of multicultural students and students in general is everywhere. It covers not only teaching but also living in Alaska. It is also very different from all of the others books I have read about Alaskan teachers because of the contemporary prospective of the author versus the Alaska of 1900 or even 1950 that most books cover.
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This review is from: Place of the Pretend People: Gifts from a Yup'ik E (Hardcover)
I loved the book. I found myself reading before I went to work in the mornings besides reading at night. I felt an eagerness to find out if she shared the same awe of the native culture that I did. She appreciated the culture she found herself in while exploring her inner thoughts and trying to come to peace with them.
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This is your last chance to back out," Phil said over the crackling phone. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Nelson Island, Pretend People, Bering Sea, Alaska Native, Father Deschout, Miss Kremers, Port Clarence, Bering Strait, Coast Guard, Siberian Yupik, Orr High School, Paul Hoover, Daily News, Mike Albert, Native Store, Edward Nelson, Little Diomede, General Music, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Cape Vancouver, Kuskokwim River, Alaskan Eskimo, Baird Inlet, Cooper Creek, Inupiat Eskimo New!
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This is your last chance to back out," Phil said over the crackling phone. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
arctic entryway, seal party, pac boots, pilot crackers, dance fans, honey bucket Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nelson Island, Pretend People, Bering Sea, Alaska Native, Father Deschout, Miss Kremers, Port Clarence, Bering Strait, Coast Guard, Siberian Yupik, Orr High School, Paul Hoover, Daily News, Mike Albert, Native Store, Edward Nelson, Little Diomede, General Music, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Cape Vancouver, Kuskokwim River, Alaskan Eskimo, Baird Inlet, Cooper Creek, Inupiat Eskimo New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Nelson Island Eskimo: Social Structure and Ritual Distribution (Alaskana book series) by Ann Fienup-Riordan on page 23, and Back Matter
- The Way of the White Clouds by Lama Anagarika Govinda in Back Matter
- A Yupiaq Worldview: A Pathway to Ecology and Spirit by Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley in Back Matter
- In Village of Man by Loyd Little on page 7
- The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches (Penguin Classics) by Matsuo Basho in Back Matter
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- The Last New Land: Stories of Alaska Past and Present by Wayne Mergler in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Another Wilderness: Notes from the New Outdoorswoman (Adventura Books) by Susan Fox Rogers on page 221
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