When a deadly plague reaches the small fish camp where he lives, an orphan named Leif is forced to take to the water in a cedar canoe. He flees northward, following a wild, fjord-riven shore, navigating from one danger to the next, unsure of his destination. Yet the deeper into his journey he paddles, the closer he comes to his truest self as he connects to “the heartbeat of the ocean … the pulse of the sea.”
Other books by this author
Dogteam
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Poetry 
The Tortilla Factory
Illustrator:
Ruth Paulsen Age Level:
3-6