![]() ![]() Noah wonders what sort of strange, heartless people he’s living among. The dog gets hit by a truck and nearly dies, and Noah and his dad receive some unorthodox treatment and advice from the natives. Noah experiences his first brush with trouble when he takes Dad’s dog for a run. On top of it all, living with Dad is like bunking with a stranger. The Inuits have a taste for raw animal parts and entertain each other at gatherings by retelling old legends. The landscape is a snow-covered wasteland, except for the few buildings that make up the town of George River. It’s clear that the native Inuits, including the kids at Noah’s school where Dad teaches, distrust white outsiders. When he spends a school term with his dad in the far northern part of Quebec, he feels out of place. Fifteen-year-old Noah Thorpe is used to big city life with his mom in Montreal. ![]()
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