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Him Standing

by Richard Wagamese
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When Lucas Smoke learns the Ojibway art of carving from his grandfather, he proves to be a natural. He can literally make people come to life in wood. Then Lucas's growing reputation attracts a mysterious stranger, who offers him a large advance to carve a spirit mask.
This mask is to represent the master, but Lucas must find its face in his dreams. As his dreams become more and more disturbing, he feels himself changing. And the mask takes control of his life. Then a chance encounter with an old woman introduces him to the identity of the master. He is an ancient sorcerer named Him Standing, a powerful and dark wizard. The more Lucas works on the mask, the closer Him Standing comes to emerging from the dream world to walk the earth again. What follows is a race against time and the forces of evil in this supernatural thriller.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Rapid Reads

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 1, 2013

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781459801783

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781459801783
      • File size: 1554 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 460
    • Text Difficulty: 1-2

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 18, 2013
      Ojibway artist Lucas Smoke, born on the res and now living in a city, has the power to carve a remarkable wood likeness of any face in front of him. After the darkly mysterious Gareth Knight offers him a large commission, Lucas begins having dreams and nightmares, and carving the face he sees in them. The project links him to an ancient evil that will consume him body and soul unless he can find light again with the help of his girlfriend, Amy One Sky; glass artist Sally Whitebird; and Lucas’s deceased grandfather. Wagamese (Runaway Dreams) puts Lucas at the center of a basic good-versus-evil tale that nonetheless has the feel of legend. Mixed in is the nice irony of Knight’s evil dreams slowly introducing Lucas to his own heritage. What the story lacks in depth and detail, it makes up for with a concisely simple but strong narrative told in Lucas’s engaging voice. Agents: Chris Casuccio and John Pearce, Westwood Creative Artists.

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:460
  • Text Difficulty:1-2

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