Leave our bones where they lay
"Every solstice, Jupi--just as his father did before him, and his before him--must make a nearly impossible pilgrimage to light an oil lamp at the base of a remote cliff. There he must wait for Kipik, an ancient being who has bound Jupi's family to a mammoth task: share a story every visit that appe...
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Iqaluit, Nunavut :
Inhabit Media Inc.,
[2025]
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| 100 | 1 | |a Johnston, Aviaq, |e author | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Leave our bones where they lay / |c Aviaq Johnston. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Iqaluit, Nunavut : |b Inhabit Media Inc., |c [2025] | |
| 300 | |a 112 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 23 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
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| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 500 | |a Includes a glossary of Inuktut words. | ||
| 520 | |a "Every solstice, Jupi--just as his father did before him, and his before him--must make a nearly impossible pilgrimage to light an oil lamp at the base of a remote cliff. There he must wait for Kipik, an ancient being who has bound Jupi's family to a mammoth task: share a story every visit that appeases the fickle Kipik, or suffer unthinkable consequences. For decades Jupi has made the trek, growing grey and exhausted carrying this burden. Nearing the end of his life, Jupi knows he must name a successor, someone from his bloodline who can carry this weight and pass it on to future generations. But Jupi's life has not been easy. His three children, one deceased, one incarcerated, one addicted, are not suitable successors. So Jupi must connect with a granddaughter he barely knows, whose language he barely speaks, and convince her to carry the weight of their family, perhaps their whole community, for the rest of her life. This moving collection explores shifting definitions of what it means to be accountable to others, how family and community are defined, and how the spirits and demons of the past (both personal and legendary) are very much alive today."-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Families |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Granddaughters |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Inuit |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Quests (Expeditions) |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | 0 | |a Indigenous peoples |z America |v Fiction. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Winter solstice |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Summer solstice |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Storytelling |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Spirits |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Communities |v Fiction. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Short stories. |2 lcgft | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Mythological fiction. |2 lcgft | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Fantasy fiction. |2 lcgft | |
| 994 | |a C0 |b PCB | ||
| 949 | |a CCL |b CadNew |c F Johnston |d i |e 39241503925229 |f 819860 |g loc |h June New Books |i Paperback |j 06/01/2026 | ||
| 999 | |a 518674 | ||
