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Esther Atoolik is twelve years old and her Alaskan village is getting smaller; there aren''t enough children to keep the school open. What to do? the people ask. Should we abandon our island in the Bering Sea that her people have lived on for centuries? Here is the tender, true story of Esther''s last season in her island home and the wonderful memories she carries with her. A chapter book illustrated with the drawings of Rie Muñoz. 



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“A bittersweet Eskimo version of Little House on the Prairie.” The Atlantic Journal


“An authentic chapter in Alaska history.” School Library Journal starred review

Goodbye My Island

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    A Paperback by MSC Rogers Jean, Rie Munoz

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      Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co
      Publication Date: 11/15/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780882405384, 978-0882405384
      ISBN10: 0882405381

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Esther Atoolik is twelve years old and her Alaskan village is getting smaller; there aren''t enough children to keep the school open. What to do? the people ask. Should we abandon our island in the Bering Sea that her people have lived on for centuries? Here is the tender, true story of Esther''s last season in her island home and the wonderful memories she carries with her. A chapter book illustrated with the drawings of Rie Muñoz. 



      Trade Review

      “A bittersweet Eskimo version of Little House on the Prairie.” The Atlantic Journal


      “An authentic chapter in Alaska history.” School Library Journal starred review

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