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Skywater

by Melinda Worth Popham · 1990

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An aging husband and wife observe a band of coyotes who, faced with a diminishing water supply, set out across the Southwestern desert in search of the mythical source of all water. (Nancy Pearl)

Themes
naturenatureMore like thisLess of thisanimalsanimalsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 206 pages

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