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Browsing University of Alaska Press by Subject "Alaska -- Fiction"

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    Burning daylight
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019) London, Jack, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
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    Human being songs: northern stories
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Anderson, Jean, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
    The public image of Alaska for those who live elsewhere tends to be bound up with the outdoors. But while that's not necessarily false, it's a far from complete picture. This collection of stories shows us what we're missing: set in Alaska's cities and suburbs, homes and back roads, cars and kitchens and bedrooms, it offers not tales of adventures, but quietly powerful psychological dramas, introspective explorations of the private triumphs and failures of personal life played out in an extraordinary place. Jean Anderson delicately balances the lyrical and the experimental to tell the stories of hardworking Alaskans--teachers, laborers, dental hygienists, artists--worrying over fairness and equity and meaning, falling in and out of love, and pondering elusive, long-dreamed-of goals. Powered by a rich empathy, Human Being Songs shows us life in Alaska as it's actually lived today--its successes, failures, and moments of transcendent beauty.
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    Lucy's dance
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2011) Vanasse, Deb, author; Slagle, Nancy E., illustrator; University of Alaska Press, publisher
    Lucy helps her grandfather, and her entire community, recall the traditional dance festivals that they used to enjoy before the outsiders came. Includes author's note on the history of traditional Yupik dance festivals.
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    Mary's wild winter feast
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014) Lindoff, Hannah, author; Koch, Nobu, illustrator; Rizal, Clarissa, illustrator; University of Alaska Press, publisher
    When winter rain washes away Mary's chances for a sledding day, she thinks there is no hope for excitement. But with a little imagination and a brimming pantry she soon finds herself caught up in a colorful journey. Together with her father she relives five Alaska adventures, each uniquely inspired by a jar in her pantry. From salmon to blueberries, each lively tale introduces young readers to Mary's homeland and invites them to learn about how different places can produce different foods. Featuring brilliant collages from artists Nobu Koch and Clarissa Rizal, Mary's Wild Winter Feast is a celebration of food, family, and finding fun in unexpected places.
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    The creatures at the absolute bottom of the sea
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2015) McGuire, Rosemary, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
    A man witnesses a tragic accident that calls his own life into question. A young woman meets her high school sweetheart after many years and seeks to make sense of the separate paths they've taken. A soldier home from Iraq tries to rebuild his life in a remote Alaskan village. These are fishing stories, told as such stories are meant to be: simple, often coarse, and tinged with the elemental beauty of the sea. They reflect rugged lives lived on the edge of the ocean's borders, where grief and grace ride the same waves. Rosemary McGuire has been working as a commercial fisherman for fourteen years. She has worked in Antarctica and in field camps across Alaska and has traveled most of Alaska's river systems by canoe.
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    Wild rivers, wild rose
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2020) Birdsall, Sarah, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
    In 1941, Anna Harker is attacked by an ax-wielding assailant in the gold-bearing ridges bordering the Alaska Range. It is this moment of savagery that propels the people of Wild Rivers, Wild Rose. Anna's lover, Wade Daniels, learns of the deaths of Anna's husband and their farmhand, and he rushes to the hills to look for Anna and hunt the murderer. As she lies dying on the tundra, Anna relives the major events of her Alaska life while searching her memories for what could have led to the violence. And, decades later, an outsider named Billie Sutherland steps into a community still haunted by the murders. Plagued by her own ghosts, Billie delves into the past, opening old wounds. In this gripping novel by Sarah Birdsall, lives are laid bare and secrets ring out in the resonant Alaska Range foothills.--Provided by publisher.