Book Review: The Girl Who Who Howled at the Moon
By Carol J. Etheridge
Chicago Public Schools teacher Carol Etheridge has written a delightful fantasy wrapped in Native American folklore about a girl who wants to become a shaman and befriends her spirit animal, a wolf named Dreamcatcher. They go on a journey with many twists and turns battling hunters, goblins and nature.
When 12-year-old Hyacinth is struck by lightening, her spirit animal, a great white wolf named Dreamcatcher, communicates with her because she now has the gift to talk to animals (Just imagine if you could talk to the animals ...).
The lightening also sparked her inner magical powers - and now she must learn to use them to conjure up natural wonders in order to defeat the evil characters who want to stop her from her quest to change her name from Hyacinth - which is the name of a poison that killed her dog - to Thunder Wolf, the name she earned from the wolves in the Mystic Forest.
When the bounty hunters arrive seeking the wolves, Hyacinth flees to join Dreamcatcher's pack. She reaches the Mystic Forest where a powerful shaman named Joyful Savannah offers a safe haven. The journey they take through the Seven Devils Mountains is ruled by the evil witch Priscella.
This book is very suspenseful and will be a joy to read as you wonder what will happen next in each chapter.
You will learn a lot about Native American folklore and the connection between the animal and natural world and people. Wolves, shamans and herbs allow us to see how life was lived by our original inhabitants.
This book has a special connection to The Wizard of Oz, with Hyacinth, like Dorothy, on a quest to meet the wizard, who takes the form of a great shaman. While we know the Wicked Witch of the West is melted by Dorothy, the evil Priscella is also melted, but this time it is love rather than water that changes her form.
The joys and pains of life are felt throughout the book as we cry over a member of the wolf pack's death, and jump for joy when Hyacinth learns how to help those around her.
Carol Etheridge has written a wonderful fantasy book that CPS teachers should consider to read and use in their classrooms. The students who have read her book ask her when will she write her sequel.
Visit caroljetheridge.com to find out more and order the book!
By Carol J. Etheridge
Chicago Public Schools teacher Carol Etheridge has written a delightful fantasy wrapped in Native American folklore about a girl who wants to become a shaman and befriends her spirit animal, a wolf named Dreamcatcher. They go on a journey with many twists and turns battling hunters, goblins and nature.
When 12-year-old Hyacinth is struck by lightening, her spirit animal, a great white wolf named Dreamcatcher, communicates with her because she now has the gift to talk to animals (Just imagine if you could talk to the animals ...).
The lightening also sparked her inner magical powers - and now she must learn to use them to conjure up natural wonders in order to defeat the evil characters who want to stop her from her quest to change her name from Hyacinth - which is the name of a poison that killed her dog - to Thunder Wolf, the name she earned from the wolves in the Mystic Forest.
When the bounty hunters arrive seeking the wolves, Hyacinth flees to join Dreamcatcher's pack. She reaches the Mystic Forest where a powerful shaman named Joyful Savannah offers a safe haven. The journey they take through the Seven Devils Mountains is ruled by the evil witch Priscella.
This book is very suspenseful and will be a joy to read as you wonder what will happen next in each chapter.
You will learn a lot about Native American folklore and the connection between the animal and natural world and people. Wolves, shamans and herbs allow us to see how life was lived by our original inhabitants.
This book has a special connection to The Wizard of Oz, with Hyacinth, like Dorothy, on a quest to meet the wizard, who takes the form of a great shaman. While we know the Wicked Witch of the West is melted by Dorothy, the evil Priscella is also melted, but this time it is love rather than water that changes her form.
The joys and pains of life are felt throughout the book as we cry over a member of the wolf pack's death, and jump for joy when Hyacinth learns how to help those around her.
Carol Etheridge has written a wonderful fantasy book that CPS teachers should consider to read and use in their classrooms. The students who have read her book ask her when will she write her sequel.
Visit caroljetheridge.com to find out more and order the book!
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