Awards and Honors2011 National Book Award Finalist; SLJ Best Books of 2011, Fiction; YALSA 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults; NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2012, History/Life & Culture in the Americas
Luke vows to care for Bunna and Isaac while the three Inuit brothers attend Catholic boarding school. Then, the school sends Isaac away to live with strangers. Author’s note.